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 2 of 13)

HSK 3

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中午了太阳早晒屁股了

zhōng wǔ le tài yáng zǎo shài pì gǔ leIt's already noon, rise and shine!

HSK 4

0:03s

这鱼好香啊

zhè yú hǎo xiāng aThis fish is really delicious.

HSK 5

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我昨夜睡不着去河边抓的

wǒ zuó yè shuì bù zhe qù hé biān zhuā deI couldn't sleep last night and caught it by the river.

HSK 4

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好香是姐夫烤的

hǎo xiāng shì jiě fū kǎo deIt's really good. Brother-in-Law grilled it.

HSK 4

0:03s

你怎么知道是姐夫烤的

nǐ zěn me zhī dào shì jiě fū kǎo deHow do you know it was he who grilled it?

HSK 1

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阿姐我想宝儿了

ā jiě wǒ xiǎng bǎo ér leSister, I miss Bao'er

HSK 7

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还有仙女姐姐

hái yǒu xiān nǚ jiě jiěand Fairy Sister.

HSK 4

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这味道好香啊

zhè wèi dào hǎo xiāng aWhat a wonderful smell.

HSK 7

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爷爷像画上的圣贤

yé yé xiàng huà shàng de shèng xiánElder, you look like a sage from a painting—

HSK 3

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像孔子庙里的石雕像

xiàng kǒng zi miào lǐ de shí diāo xiànglike one of the stone statues in Confucius' temple.

HSK 7

0:03s

大丫头是憨的

dà yā tou shì hān deYou two sisters—the older one's a bit simple and straightforward,

HSK 7

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小丫头嘴巴是甜的呀

xiǎo yā tou zuǐ bā shì tián de yawhile the younger one sure knows how to sweet-talk.

HSK 4

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让老头我好好看看你

ràng lǎo tóu wǒ hǎo hǎo kàn kàn nǐLet this old man take a good look at you.

HSK 7

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这丫头的福泽丰厚啊

zhè yā tou de fú zé fēng hòu aThis girl is truly blessed with great fortune.

HSK 7

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有你这阿姐护着她上半辈子

yǒu nǐ zhè ā jiě hù zhe tā shàng bàn bèi ziWith an older sister like you protecting her all these years,

HSK 2

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才有她下半辈子大福大贵啊

cái yǒu tā xià bàn bèi zi dà fú dà guì ashe's bound to have great fortune later in life.

HSK 5

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说她脸圆有福

shuō tā liǎn yuán yǒu fúHe said her round face is a sign of good luck.

HSK 2

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只希望你们说得都对

zhǐ xī wàng nǐ men shuō dé dōu duìI just hope you're both right,

HSK 2

0:03s

来让老头摸摸你

lái ràng lǎo tóu mō mō nǐCome on, let me feel your skull.

HSK 6

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往后的命格是太富贵了

wǎng hòu de mìng gé shì tài fù guì leholds too much wealth and honor.