What Does "那就是刀俎下鱼肉" (nà jiù shì dāo zǔ xià yú ròu) Mean?

nà那jiù就shì是dāo刀zǔ俎xià下yú鱼ròu肉

you'll be a sitting duck.

HSK Vocabulary

那H1 就H2 是H1 刀H4 下H1

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E17

Clip Timestamp

16:12

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	将军如今留在西北	jiāng jūn rú jīn liú zài xī běi	If you stay in the Northwest,
2▶	那就是刀俎下鱼肉	nà jiù shì dāo zǔ xià yú ròu	you'll be a sitting duck.
3	先行回京方为上策	xiān xíng huí jīng fāng wèi shàng cè	Returning to the Capital now is the best course of action.

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HSK 7

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我再也见不到我娘了

wǒ zài yě jiàn bú dào wǒ niáng leI'll never see my mom again.

HSK 1

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呸呸呸说什么丧气话

pēi pēi pēi shuō shén me sàng qì huàPah! Don't say such unlucky things!

HSK 2

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都健健康康地去

dōu jiàn jiàn kāng kāng dì qùGo in good health

HSK 4

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就给她当牛做马都行

jiù gěi tā dāng niú zuò mǎ dōu xíngwe'll work like slaves for her!

HSK 1

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宋家妹妹你帮帮我你撒开

sòng jiā mèi mèi nǐ bāng bāng wǒ nǐ sā kāi-Ms. Song, please help me! -Let go of me!

HSK 3

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你先放开宋家妹妹

nǐ xiān fàng kāi sòng jiā mèi mèi-Let go of me! -Ms. Song!

HSK 6

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求你去县尊老爷那儿

qiú nǐ qù xiàn zūn lǎo yé nà érPlease go to the County Magistrate

HSK 4

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为我大孙子康胆儿求求情吧

wèi wǒ dà sūn zi kāng dǎn ér qiú qiú qíng baand beg for mercy for my grandson, Kang Dan'er.

HSK 7

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他爹已经战死在军前了

tā diē yǐ jīng zhàn sǐ zài jūn qián leHis father has already died in battle,

HSK 4

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留下个半大的孩子

liú xià gè bàn dà de hái zileaving behind this half-grown child.

HSK 4

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这孩子要是没了

zhè hái zi yào shì méi leif I lose this child too,

HSK 5

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我可咋活呀

wǒ kě zǎ huó yahow am I supposed to live?

HSK 3

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你先起来再说话

nǐ xiān qǐ lái zài shuō huàGet up before you speak. Come on.

HSK 4

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这报效朝廷乃是男儿的责任

zhè bào xiào cháo tíng nǎi shì nán ér de zé rènserving the Imperial Court is a man's duty.

HSK 3

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他每个人有自己不同的命数

tā měi gè rén yǒu zì jǐ bù tóng de mìng shùeveryone has their own fate.

HSK 3

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我觉得你应该高高兴兴地

wǒ jué de nǐ yīng gāi gāo gāo xìng xìng dìI think you should happily

HSK 7

0:03s

你怎么不送你们家宋砚去上前线

nǐ zěn me bù sòng nǐ men jiā sòng yàn qù shàng qián xiànWhy didn't you send your Song Yan to the front lines?

HSK 6

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他怎么可以逃兵役呢

tā zěn me kě yǐ táo bīng yì neHow can he dodge the draft?

HSK 7

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进京读书那也是为朝廷效力

jìn jīng dú shū nà yě shì wèi cháo tíng xiào lì[Lin'an] going to the Capital to study is also serving the Imperial Court.

HSK 7

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就算是我的一点心意吧

jiù suàn shì wǒ de yì diǎn xīn yì baas a small token of my regard.