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.

More Clips From Episode

Total 170 clips (Page 8 of 9)

HSK 4

0:03s

看来他已经知道我还活着了

kàn lái tā yǐ jīng zhī dào wǒ hái huó zhe leIt seems he already knows I'm still alive.

HSK 3

0:03s

你是不是真的被樊娘子给打了

nǐ shì bú shì zhēn de bèi fán niáng zǐ gěi dǎ leWere you really beaten by Mrs. Fan?

HSK 7

0:03s

我看着像你们还真是你们

wǒ kàn zhe xiàng nǐ men hái zhēn shì nǐ menI thought it looked like you, and it really is you.

HSK 5

0:03s

浅姐你怎么来了

qiǎn jiě nǐ zěn me lái leQianqian, what brings you here?

HSK 4

0:03s

你们俩也好久没见了吧

nǐ men liǎ yě hǎo jiǔ méi jiàn le baYou two haven't seen each other for a long time, right?

HSK 2

0:03s

他们说可能是遇上了山贼

tā men shuō kě néng shì yù shàng le shān zéiThey said she might have encountered bandits.

HSK 3

0:03s

你可是发现了什么端倪

nǐ kě shì fā xiàn le shén me duān níDid you notice anything suspicious?

HSK 1

0:03s

现在霁州兵荒马乱的

xiàn zài jì zhōu bīng huāng mǎ luàn deJizhou is in chaos now.

HSK 5

0:03s

卢城也不知道守不守得住

lú chéng yě bù zhī dào shǒu bù shǒu dé zhùI don't know if Lucheng can be held.

HSK 6

0:03s

眼看其他商家都已经走了

yǎn kàn qí tā shāng jiā dōu yǐ jīng zǒu leSeeing that other merchants have already left,

HSK 6

0:03s

我也打算去江南避一避

wǒ yě dǎ suàn qù jiāng nán bì yī bìI plan to go to Jiangnan to take refuge too.

HSK 7

0:03s

听说你夫婿也被征兵征走了

tīng shuō nǐ fū xù yě bèi zhēng bīng zhēng zǒu leI heard your husband was also conscripted.

HSK 2

0:03s

我得在林安等他回来

wǒ dé zài lín ān děng tā huí láiI need to wait for him in Lin'an.

HSK 2

0:03s

大娘也要在这儿等着大叔

dà niáng yě yào zài zhè ér děng zhe dà shūMrs. Zhao is also waiting here for Mr. Zhao.

HSK 4

0:03s

这个时候我不能弃她而去

zhè ge shí hòu wǒ bù néng qì tā ér qùI can't leave her alone at a time like this.

HSK 2

0:03s

这是宝儿最喜欢的东西

zhè shì bǎo ér zuì xǐ huān de dōng xīIt's Bao'er's favorite thing.

HSK 3

0:03s

可我没什么东西给你

kě wǒ méi shén me dōng xī gěi nǐBut I have nothing to give you.

HSK 6

0:03s

以后也没人给我编蝈蝈了

yǐ hòu yě méi rén gěi wǒ biān guō guō leNo one will weave grasshoppers for me anymore.

HSK 4

0:03s

你要好好留着

nǐ yào hǎo hǎo liú zheYou must keep it safe.

HSK 5

0:03s

以后万一不想要了

yǐ hòu wàn yī bù xiǎng yào leIf you don't want it in the future,