What Does "不如收敛锋芒" (bù rú shōu liǎn fēng máng) Mean?

bù不rú如shōu收liǎn敛fēng锋máng芒

it is better to step back

HSK Vocabulary

不如H4 收敛H7

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E27

Clip Timestamp

24:23

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	眼下朝中时局诡谲	yǎn xià cháo zhōng shí jú guǐ jué	Given the current treacherous situation at court,
2▶	不如收敛锋芒	bù rú shōu liǎn fēng máng	it is better to step back
3	静观他人斗个你死我活	jìng guān tā rén dòu gè nǐ sǐ wǒ huó	and watch others fight desperately to the death.

More Clips From Episode

Total 205 clips (Page 3 of 11)

HSK 4

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太傅您也不必太担心他了

tài fù nín yě bù bì tài dān xīn tā leGrand Tutor, you really don't need to worry about him too much.

HSK 6

0:03s

我才不替我那臭徒弟担心呢

wǒ cái bù tì wǒ nà chòu tú dì dān xīn neI won't be worried about that bratty disciple of mine.

HSK 7

0:03s

有老夫半个弟子

yǒu lǎo fū bàn gè dì zǐthere was someone whom I consider half my disciple.

HSK 5

0:03s

老夫我不知她现在如何呀

lǎo fū wǒ bù zhī tā xiàn zài rú hé yaI don't know how she is doing right now.

HSK 7

0:03s

您收弟子的要求是极高啊

nín shōu dì zǐ de yāo qiú shì jí gāo ayour standards for accepting disciples are extremely high.

HSK 4

0:03s

只有九衡才能入得了您的法眼

zhǐ yǒu jiǔ héng cái néng rù dé le nín de fǎ yǎnonly Jiuheng caught your eye.

HSK 4

0:03s

这怎么在路上随便一个小兵

zhè zěn me zài lù shàng suí biàn yí gè xiǎo bīngHow could a random soldier on the road

HSK 7

0:03s

这丫头筋骨很好

zhè yā tou jīn gǔ hěn hǎoThat girl is amazingly brawny

HSK 7

0:03s

就是在慧颖上略差几分

jiù shì zài huì yǐng shàng lüè chà jǐ fēnbut she's just a bit less brainy.

HSK 3

0:03s

就把她算作是我的

jiù bǎ tā suàn zuò shì wǒ desee her as half a disciple

HSK 1

0:03s

殿下您没事吧

diàn xià nín méi shì baYour Highness, are you alright?

HSK 2

0:03s

殿下这不成体统啊

diàn xià zhè bù chéng tǐ tǒng aYour Highness, this is improper.

HSK 1

0:03s

怎么公孙小友你认识她

zěn me gōng sūn xiǎo yǒu nǐ rèn shí tāWhat? Little Gongsun, you know her?

HSK 6

0:03s

那我那臭徒弟认识她吗

nà wǒ nà chòu tú dì rèn shí tā ma-Does my bratty disciple know her then? -Gongsun!

HSK 4

0:03s

这就是谢九跟我说的你快死了

zhè jiù shì xiè jiǔ gēn wǒ shuō de nǐ kuài sǐ leIs this what Xie Jiu meant by saying you're dying?

HSK 6

0:03s

长公主殿下老夫有礼了

zhǎng gōng zhǔ diàn xià lǎo fū yǒu lǐ leYour Highness, my greetings!

HSK 6

0:03s

山长为何要戏弄本宫

shān zhǎng wèi hé yào xì nòng běn gōngWhy did you trick me, Headmaster?

HSK 1

0:03s

我没要戏弄你我是

wǒ méi yào xì nòng nǐ wǒ shìI didn't mean to trick you. I was...

HSK 7

0:03s

殿下会如此着急地来探望我

diàn xià huì rú cǐ zháo jí dì lái tàn wàng wǒto come to visit me so anxiously, Your Highness.

HSK 7

0:03s

在出征时殿下曾向我鼓气

zài chū zhēng shí diàn xià céng xiàng wǒ gǔ qìyou encouraged me when we were going out to battle...