What Does "此乃前菜" (cǐ nǎi qián cài) Mean?

cǐ此nǎi乃qián前cài菜

This is just the appetizer.

HSK Vocabulary

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E38

Clip Timestamp

6:52

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	西北调兵的虎符	xī běi diào bīng de hǔ fú	used to mobilize troops in the Northwest back then?
2▶	此乃前菜	cǐ nǎi qián cài	This is just the appetizer.
3	大宴还在后头呢	dà yàn hái zài hòu tou ne	The main course is yet to come.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 5

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那当年都发生了什么事

nà dāng nián dōu fā shēng le shén me shìThen what exactly happened back then?

HSK 6

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一点线索都没了吗

yì diǎn xiàn suǒ dōu méi le maAre there no clues left at all?

HSK 6

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齐昇就算知道什么

qí shēng jiù suàn zhī dào shén meEven if Qi Sheng knows something,

HSK 4

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他当了数十年的傀儡

tā dāng le shù shí nián de kuǐ lěiHe has been a puppet for decades.

HSK 6

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早就对魏严恐惧入骨

zǎo jiù duì wèi yán kǒng jù rù gǔHe is terrified of Wei Yan.

HSK 6

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我叫了他二十多年舅舅

wǒ jiào le tā èr shí duō nián jiù jiùI called him Uncle for over 20 years.

HSK 3

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他的秉性我清楚得很

tā de bǐng xìng wǒ qīng chǔ dé hěnI know his nature all too well.

HSK 2

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他已经开始起兵了

tā yǐ jīng kāi shǐ qǐ bīng lehe has already started a rebellion.

HSK 7

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我会召集谢家军所有主力

wǒ huì zhào jí xiè jiā jūn suǒ yǒu zhǔ lìI will gather all the main forces of the Xie Army

HSK 7

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也还我爹一个公道

yě hái wǒ diē yí gè gōng dàofor your father and mine.

HSK 5

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那便提前行动

nà biàn tí qián xíng dòngwe will act ahead of schedule.

HSK 6

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即刻调兵回京

jí kè diào bīng huí jīngDeploy the troops back to the Capital immediately.

HSK 4

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魏祁林之女的消息散播出去

wèi qí lín zhī nǚ de xiāo xī sàn bō chū qùis the daughter of the traitor Wei Qilin!

HSK 7

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依制须先游街示众

yī zhì xū xiān yóu jiē shì zhòngwithout authorization must first be paraded through the streets

HSK 2

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她就是大奸臣之女

tā jiù shì dà jiān chén zhī nǚShe is the daughter of the big traitor!

HSK 1

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你们魏家没一个好东西

nǐ men wèi jiā méi yí gè hǎo dōng xīNone of you in the Wei family are any good!

HSK 5

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愿二老在天之灵

yuàn èr lǎo zài tiān zhī língI pray your spirits in Heaven

HSK 7

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要再胡说撕烂你们的嘴

yào zài hú shuō sī làn nǐ men de zuǐIf you keep spouting nonsense, I'll tear your mouths apart!

HSK 1

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dà jiān chénThe big traitor,

HSK 7

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yā liáng cǎoHe escorted the grain