What Does "墙头草变卦了" (qiáng tóu cǎo biàn guà le) Mean?

qiáng墙tóu头cǎo草 biàn变guà卦le了

Such a fence-sitter. He changed his mind.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E34

Clip Timestamp

6:17

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	齐昇这个废物	qí shēng zhè ge fèi wù	That useless trash, Qi Sheng.
2▶	墙头草变卦了	qiáng tóu cǎo biàn guà le	Such a fence-sitter. He changed his mind.
3	这	zhè	Well...

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 2

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什么草菅人命啊

shén me cǎo jiān rén mìng aWhat do you mean by treating human life as worthless?

HSK 7

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此计是将计就计啊

cǐ jì shì jiāng jì jiù jì aWas that a counter-stratagem,

HSK 2

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还是无罪有功啊

hái shì wú zuì yǒu gōng aor is he innocent and actually deserves credit?

HSK 4

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我就陪你到登闻鼓前

wǒ jiù péi nǐ dào dēng wén gǔ qiánI will accompany you to the Petition Drum,

HSK 7

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我李家何曾揣测你与后宫

wǒ lǐ jiā hé zēng chuǎi cè nǐ yǔ hòu gōngWhen did the Li family ever speculate about you and the ha...

HSK 5

0:03s

就怕是陛下都难以兼听

jiù pà shì bì xià dōu nán yǐ jiān tīngI fear even Your Majesty finds it hard to judge fairly.

HSK 4

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此事你必须说个清楚

cǐ shì nǐ bì xū shuō gè qīng chǔYou must explain this clearly!

HSK 7

0:03s

分明是他魏严欺上瞒下

fēn míng shì tā wèi yán qī shàng mán xiàIt is clearly Wei Yan who deceives everyone

HSK 3

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不把陛下放在眼里啊陛下

bù bǎ bì xià fàng zài yǎn lǐ a bì xiàand has no respect for you, Your Majesty!

HSK 4

0:03s

行既然不听

xíng jì rán bù tīngFine! Since you won't listen,

HSK 5

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岂能轻易将龙袍脱下

qǐ néng qīng yì jiāng lóng páo tuō xiàhow can you take off your dragon robe so easily?

HSK 1

0:03s

我看不成体统的

wǒ kàn bù chéng tǐ tǒng deI think you're the one who is acting

HSK 5

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都怪那个李怀钦酒后无德

dōu guài nà ge lǐ huái qīn jiǔ hòu wú déit is all because Li Huaiqin lacked virtue after drinking

HSK 7

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但奈何国有国法

dàn nài hé guó yǒu guó fǎthe state has its laws.

HSK 2

0:03s

擅动私刑那就是错的

shàn dòng sī xíng nà jiù shì cuò deUse of private punishment is wrong.

HSK 6

0:03s

等他日后戴罪立功

děng tā rì hòu dài zuì lì gōngHe can atone for his crimes by earning merits in the future.

HSK 4

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要是再让朕听到什么污言秽语

yào shì zài ràng zhèn tīng dào shén me wū yán huì yǔif I hear any more filthy rumors

HSK 1

0:03s

chén zūn zhǐ-Yes, Your Majesty! -Yes, Your Majesty!

HSK 1

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那李太傅怕是要离心了吧

nà lǐ tài fù pà shì yào lí xīn le baGrand Tutor Li might become alienated from us.

HSK 6

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这魏严腰杆他都挺直了

zhè wèi yán yāo gǎn tā dōu tǐng zhí leWei Yan has become emboldened!