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 7 of 13)

HSK 7

0:03s

你我就是一起打过仗的战友

nǐ wǒ jiù shì yì qǐ dǎ guò zhàng de zhàn yǒuyou and I are just comrades who fought together.

HSK 7

0:03s

长信王怕是早就设了埋伏

zhǎng xìn wáng pà shì zǎo jiù shè le mái fúLord Changxin has likely set an ambush.

HSK 6

0:03s

我们既然不能正面应对

wǒ men jì rán bù néng zhèng miàn yìng duìSince we can't face them head-on,

HSK 5

0:03s

那不如从背后绕过去

nà bù rú cóng bèi hòu rào guò qùwe might as well circle around from the back.

HSK 6

0:03s

这路程比原来多了一倍

zhè lù chéng bǐ yuán lái duō le yí bèithe journey will be twice as long.

HSK 2

0:03s

好我传令下去

hǎo wǒ chuán lìng xià qùAlright. I'll give the order.

HSK 6

0:03s

这是夫人帐内发现的一封留书

zhè shì fū rén zhàng nèi fā xiàn de yī fēng liú shūThis letter was found in her tent.

HSK 7

0:03s

xiè jiǔ bèi mǎXie Jiu, saddle my horse!

HSK 3

0:03s

是我自己没说清楚

shì wǒ zì jǐ méi shuō qīng chǔI failed to explain things to him clearly.

HSK 7

0:03s

你为何宁愿留书出走

nǐ wèi hé nìng yuàn liú shū chū zǒuWhy would you rather leave a letter and run away

HSK 4

0:03s

我谢征到底哪里做得不好

wǒ xiè zhēng dào dǐ nǎ lǐ zuò dé bù hǎoWhat exactly did I, Xie Zheng, do wrong?

HSK 1

0:03s

我怎么会不喜欢你呢

wǒ zěn me huì bù xǐ huān nǐ neHow could I not like you?

HSK 4

0:03s

不管你是言正还是谢征

bù guǎn nǐ shì yán zhèng hái shì xiè zhēngNo matter whether you're Yan Zheng or Xie Zheng,

HSK 7

0:03s

哪有哄你都是真心话

nǎ yǒu hǒng nǐ dōu shì zhēn xīn huàI'm not trying to cheer you up. Every word I said is true.

HSK 7

0:03s

我们每日操心的就只有柴米油盐

wǒ men měi rì cāo xīn de jiù zhǐ yǒu chái mǐ yóu yánall we worried about every day was daily necessities.

HSK 1

0:03s

你会抄书写时文赚钱

nǐ huì chāo shū xiě shí wén zhuàn qiánYou'd copy books and write essays to make money,

HSK 6

0:03s

我能杀猪卖猪肉挣钱

wǒ néng shā zhū mài zhū ròu zhèng qiánand I'd butcher pigs and sell meat.

HSK 7

0:03s

彼此扶持也能渡过去

bǐ cǐ fú chí yě néng dù guò qùwe managed to get through them by supporting each other.

HSK 2

0:03s

但你是武安侯谢征

dàn nǐ shì wǔ ān hóu xiè zhēngBut now, you're Marquis of Wu'an, Xie Zheng.

HSK 2

0:03s

我娘亲跟我说过

wǒ niáng qīn gēn wǒ shuō guòMy mother once told me