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 7

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娘被夹其中身不由己

niáng bèi jiā qí zhōng shēn bù yóu jǐI'm caught in the middle, unable to make my own choices.

HSK 7

0:03s

才能平息这场纷争

cái néng píng xī zhè chǎng fēn zhēngcan settle this dispute.

HSK 7

0:03s

也愿以此唤醒兄长的良知

yě yuàn yǐ cǐ huàn xǐng xiōng zhǎng de liáng zhīI hope this will also awaken my brother's conscience

HSK 7

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娘不能陪你长大了

niáng bù néng péi nǐ zhǎng dà leI can't be with you as you grow up.

HSK 6

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您的良苦用心

nín de liáng kǔ yòng xīnto understand your good intentions.

HSK 4

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不是你谈姐妹情深的时候

bú shì nǐ tán jiě mèi qíng shēn de shí hòuto talk about your friendship with her.

HSK 6

0:03s

已经被有心之人放大了

yǐ jīng bèi yǒu xīn zhī rén fàng dà lehas been blown out of proportion by those with ulterior motives.

HSK 7

0:03s

此事现在天下皆知

cǐ shì xiàn zài tiān xià jiē zhīThe whole world knows about it now.

HSK 7

0:03s

险些伤我性命

xiǎn xiē shāng wǒ xìng mìngand nearly cost me my life.

HSK 7

0:03s

这事我还没跟你算账呢

zhè shì wǒ hái méi gēn nǐ suàn zhàng neI haven't settled this score with you yet.

HSK 7

0:03s

但你若是能拿出你帝王的气势

dàn nǐ ruò shì néng ná chū nǐ dì wáng de qì shìBut if you can show the authority of an emperor

HSK 7

0:03s

帮长玉做主洗冤

bāng zhǎng yù zuò zhǔ xǐ yuānand clear Changyu's name,

HSK 2

0:03s

这事我跟你一笔勾销

zhè shì wǒ gēn nǐ yī bǐ gōu xiāoI will wipe the slate clean.

HSK 7

0:03s

拿出你九五之尊的气势

ná chū nǐ jiǔ wǔ zhī zūn de qì shìShow the bearing of a true ruler!

HSK 6

0:03s

难道你要做一辈子傀儡皇帝吗

nán dào nǐ yào zuò yī bèi zi kuǐ lěi huáng dì maDo you want to be a puppet emperor forever?

HSK 1

0:03s

十七年前的瑾州冤案

shí qī nián qián de jǐn zhōu yuān àn[Chongde Hall] Regarding the unjust case of Jinzhou 17 years ago,

HSK 7

0:03s

魏祁林是被陷害

wèi qí lín shì bèi xiàn hàiWei Qilin was framed.

HSK 7

0:03s

今日我樊长玉愿赌上性命

jīn rì wǒ fán zhǎng yù yuàn dǔ shàng xìng mìngToday, I, Fan Changyu, stake my life

HSK 7

0:03s

他说这个虎符是伪造的

tā shuō zhè ge hǔ fú shì wěi zào declaimed this Tiger Tally was a fake

HSK 1

0:03s

这才酿成瑾州惨案

zhè cái niàng chéng jǐn zhōu cǎn ànThat is what caused the Jinzhou Massacre.