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

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HSK 2

0:03s

你不是说要走吗

nǐ bú shì shuō yào zǒu maDidn't you say you were leaving?

HSK 2

0:03s

我陆陆续续给你准备了些东西

wǒ lù lù xù xù gěi nǐ zhǔn bèi le xiē dōng xīI've been preparing some things for you.

HSK 6

0:03s

你倒是替我想得挺周到

nǐ dǎo shì tì wǒ xiǎng dé tǐng zhōu dàoYou've really thought of everything for me.

HSK 5

0:03s

我们俩之间总得有个说法呀

wǒ men liǎ zhī jiān zǒng děi yǒu gè shuō fǎ yawe should have some closure between us.

HSK 2

0:03s

嫁人还是招婿

jià rén hái shì zhāo xùMarrying someone or having another matrilocal husband?

HSK 2

0:03s

你喜欢什么样的记得告诉我

nǐ xǐ huān shén me yàng de jì de gào sù wǒRemember to tell me what kind of man you like.

HSK 7

0:03s

往后我会替你物色物色

wǎng hòu wǒ huì tì nǐ wù sè wù sèI'll keep an eye out for you.

HSK 7

0:03s

反正不是冷脸脾气倔的

fǎn zhèng bú shì lěng liǎn pí qì jué deDefinitely not someone cold and stubborn.

HSK 6

0:03s

就算娶也不会娶你这样的

jiù suàn qǔ yě bú huì qǔ nǐ zhè yàng deIf I do marry, it won't be someone like you.

HSK 5

0:03s

反正我本来也是喜欢

fǎn zhèng wǒ běn lái yě shì xǐ huānWell, I've always preferred someone

HSK 2

0:03s

斯文读书多爱笑的

sī wén dú shū duō ài xiào derefined, well-read, and who loves to smile.

HSK 5

0:03s

你便祝我找个斯文郎君吧

nǐ biàn zhù wǒ zhǎo gè sī wén láng jūn baSo just wish me luck in finding a refined husband.

HSK 7

0:03s

你就这么喜欢酸腐文人

nǐ jiù zhè me xǐ huān suān fǔ wén rénYou really like pedantic scholars, huh?

HSK 2

0:03s

你就这么想找宋砚那样的人

nǐ jiù zhè me xiǎng zhǎo sòng yàn nà yàng de rénYou just want someone like Song Yan, don't you?

HSK 6

0:03s

你找男人的眼光不好

nǐ zhǎo nán rén de yǎn guāng bù hǎoYou have bad taste in men.

HSK 6

0:03s

与其今后找个白眼狼

yǔ qí jīn hòu zhǎo gè bái yǎn lángInstead of ending up with an ingrate,

HSK 6

0:03s

我选男人的眼光的确不好

wǒ xuǎn nán rén de yǎn guāng dí què bù hǎoI do have bad taste in men.

HSK 1

0:03s

你口口声声说宋砚是白眼狼

nǐ kǒu kǒu shēng shēng shuō sòng yàn shì bái yǎn lángYou keep saying Song Yan is an ingrate.

HSK 6

0:03s

qì wǒ yú cǐand abandoned me here. ♪ I must dive into the starry stream ♪

HSK 1

0:03s

shēng chén huān xǐHappy birthday.