What Does "也只是捉襟见肘" (yě zhǐ shì zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu) Mean?

yě也zhǐ只shì是zhuō捉jīn襟jiàn见zhǒu肘

but her monthly stipend was still barely enough.

HSK Vocabulary

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TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E1

Clip Timestamp

51:20

TMDB ID

278127

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	但仅凭每月的薪俸	dàn jǐn píng měi yuè de xīn fèng	but her monthly stipend was still barely enough.
2▶	也只是捉襟见肘	yě zhǐ shì zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu	but her monthly stipend was still barely enough.
3	所以就自己绣一些丝帕	suǒ yǐ jiù zì jǐ xiù yī xiē sī pà	So she embroidered handkerchiefs herself

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HSK 2

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还想让我去服侍你们的死鬼儿子

hái xiǎng ràng wǒ qù fú shì nǐ men de sǐ guǐ ér ziand now you want me to serve your dead son?

HSK 5

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不怕我半夜来找你们吗？

bù pà wǒ bàn yè lái zhǎo nǐ men ma ？Aren't you afraid I'll come haunt you at night?

HSK 4

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既然你那么喜欢做死人的生意

jì rán nǐ nà me xǐ huān zuò sǐ rén de shēng yìSince you love trafficking with the dead,

HSK 5

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你们又那么舍不得儿子

nǐ men yòu nà me shě bù dé ér ziand you can't bear to part with your son,

HSK 4

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你仔细看看我是谁

nǐ zǐ xì kàn kàn wǒ shì shuítake a good look at me. Who am I?

HSK 1

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郭瑞霖你认罪吗？

guō ruì lín nǐ rèn zuì ma ？Guo Ruilin, do you plead guilty?

HSK 3

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跟你认罪容易只是…

gēn nǐ rèn zuì róng yì zhǐ shì …I can confess. But to convict a person,

HSK 7

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县主不老却也糊涂了

xiàn zhǔ bù lǎo què yě hú tú leYour Ladyship is young, but you're also getting confused.

HSK 4

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不过鸿胪卿要不要再好好想想？

bù guò hóng lú qīng yào bù yào zài hǎo hǎo xiǎng xiǎng ？But Minister Guo, maybe you should think again.

HSK 7

0:03s

当然要玩大一点才过瘾来

dāng rán yào wán dà yī diǎn cái guò yǐn láiWhen I play, I play big. That's where the fun is. Get her.

HSK 4

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既然县主想玩儿大一点儿

jì rán xiàn zhǔ xiǎng wán ér dà yī diǎn érSince Your Ladyship wants to play big,

HSK 7

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- 我便成全你 - 起来

- wǒ biàn chéng quán nǐ - qǐ lái- I'll oblige. - Stand up.

HSK 5

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糟了出事了去外宅

zāo le chū shì le qù wài zháiOh no, she's in danger. WUREN, DISCIPLINARY OFFICER PALACE INVESTIGATION BUREAU To the outer quarters!

HSK 1

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- 救人第一抓人第二 - 是

- jiù rén dì yī zhuā rén dì èr - shì- Save her first. Catch them second. - Understood.

HSK 2

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什么都没有走

shén me dōu méi yǒu zǒuThere's nothing here. Let's go.

HSK 5

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那可是福昌县主万一有人找来…

nà kě shì fú chāng xiàn zhǔ wàn yī yǒu rén zhǎo lái …That's the Princess of Fuchang County. What if someone comes looking for her?

HSK 5

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那又如何？

nà yòu rú hé ？So what?

HSK 4

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永远别想被找到

yǒng yuǎn bié xiǎng bèi zhǎo dàothey'll never find it.

HSK 1

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想说什么？快点说吧

xiǎng shuō shén me ？ kuài diǎn shuō baIf you have last words, say them.

HSK 7

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阿姑等我好生孝敬你们

ā gū děng wǒ hǎo shēng xiào jìng nǐ menMother, I'll be sure to repay your "kindness" properly.