What Does "小人也是身不由己" (xiǎo rén yě shì shēn bù yóu jǐ) Mean?

xiǎo小rén人yě也shì是shēn身bù不yóu由jǐ己

I had no choice.

HSK Vocabulary

小人H7 身不由己H7

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E28

Clip Timestamp

43:40

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	侯爷息怒	hóu yé xī nù	Please calm down, Your Lordship.
2▶	小人也是身不由己	xiǎo rén yě shì shēn bù yóu jǐ	I had no choice.
3	那二十万石粮食	nà èr shí wàn shí liáng shí	The 200,000 piculs of grain

More Clips From Episode

Total 253 clips (Page 1 of 13)

HSK 2

0:03s

您这是在找什么我帮您

nín zhè shì zài zhǎo shén me wǒ bāng nínWhat are you looking for? Let me help.

HSK 7

0:03s

此乃军事机密

cǐ nǎi jūn shì jī mìIt's a military secret.

HSK 1

0:03s

军师都四更天了

jūn shī dōu sì gèng tiān leCounselor, it's already past 1 a.m.

HSK 5

0:03s

您有伤在身早些歇息

nín yǒu shāng zài shēn zǎo xiē xiē xīYou're still injured. Please rest early.

HSK 6

0:03s

老祖宗留下的规矩

lǎo zǔ zōng liú xià de guī jǔThere's a rule left by our ancestors:

HSK 5

0:03s

开刃必见血

kāi rèn bì jiàn xuèit must draw blood when first sharpened.

HSK 4

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侯爷从来不信这种玄乎的东西

hóu yé cóng lái bù xìn zhè zhǒng xuán hū de dōng xīHis Lordship never believes in such superstition.

HSK 5

0:03s

小主子我们躲不了太久

xiǎo zhǔ zi wǒ men duǒ bù liǎo tài jiǔLittle Young Master, we won't be able to hide for much longer.

HSK 7

0:03s

若到了拼死一搏的地步

ruò dào le pīn sǐ yī bó de dì bùIf it comes down to a fight to the death,

HSK 1

0:03s

你看这官道上的车辙

nǐ kàn zhè guān dào shàng de chē zhéCheck out these ruts on this official road—

HSK 7

0:03s

分明是前方刚有大军经过

fēn míng shì qián fāng gāng yǒu dà jūn jīng guòthey clearly show that a sizable force just passed through ahead.

HSK 1

0:03s

你是说我们可以求援

nǐ shì shuō wǒ men kě yǐ qiú yuánYou mean we can ask for help?

HSK 5

0:03s

但万一刚过去的是随家军

dàn wàn yī gāng guò qù de shì suí jiā jūnBut what if it was the Sui Army that just passed?

HSK 1

0:03s

那岂不是自投罗网

nà qǐ bù shì zì tóu luó wǎngWouldn't that be walking right into their trap?

HSK 2

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小主子今年贵庚啊

xiǎo zhǔ zi jīn nián guì gēng aLittle Young Master, what's your age?

HSK 4

0:03s

原来你才是那个命定之人

yuán lái nǐ cái shì nà ge mìng dìng zhī rénSo you're the chosen one.

HSK 5

0:03s

两害相较取其轻

liǎng hài xiāng jiào qǔ qí qīngto choose the lesser of two evils.

HSK 3

0:03s

你我可是死无葬身之地

nǐ wǒ kě shì sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dìwe'll die without a burial place.

HSK 7

0:03s

而是去搬救兵去救我娘

ér shì qù bān jiù bīng qù jiù wǒ niángwe're going to fetch reinforcements to save my mother.

HSK 1

0:03s

是属下遵命

shì shǔ xià zūn mìngYes! Understood.