What Does "规矩是死的人是活的" (guī jǔ shì sǐ de rén shì huó de) Mean?

guī规jǔ矩shì是sǐ死de的 rén人shì是huó活de的

Rules are not fixed here.

HSK Vocabulary

规矩H6 是H1 死H4 的H1 人H1 活H4

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E16

Clip Timestamp

42:27

TMDB ID

292696

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	你就要带我进去	nǐ jiù yào dài wǒ jìn qù	This is my first time here, and I'm still allowed?
2▶	规矩是死的人是活的	guī jǔ shì sǐ de rén shì huó de	Rules are not fixed here.
3	二位赏光来我们的店已经是我们的荣幸了	èr wèi shǎng guāng lái wǒ men de diàn yǐ jīng shì wǒ men de róng xìng le	Your presence here is a great honor for our shop.

More Clips From Episode

Total 154 clips (Page 3 of 8)

HSK 1

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阿娘前半生太顺遂

ā niáng qián bàn shēng tài shùn suìMy grandfather often said my mom's life was too smooth.

HSK 4

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连老天都看不下去了

lián lǎo tiān dōu kàn bù xià qù leEven heaven couldn't stand it,

HSK 7

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所以才罚她嫁入叶家受苦

suǒ yǐ cái fá tā jià rù yè jiā shòu kǔso they made her suffer by marrying my father.

HSK 7

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我阿娘的日子过得还算安稳

wǒ ā niáng de rì zi guò dé hái suàn ān wěnMy mom lived peacefully.

HSK 5

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你阿娘当年病重被逐出了家门

nǐ ā niáng dāng nián bìng zhòng bèi zhú chū le jiā ménYour mom was seriously ill and was cast out of the house.

HSK 4

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我本就一直怀疑

wǒ běn jiù yì zhí huái yíI had always suspected it.

HSK 6

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直到寿宴当天才确定

zhí dào shòu yàn dàng tiān cái què dìngI didn't know the truth until the day of the banquet.

HSK 7

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她趁着我去寻郎中

tā chèn zhe wǒ qù xún láng zhōngWhen I was away looking for a physician, she murdered my mom.

HSK 4

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不仅请人假扮天师帮我做戏

bù jǐn qǐng rén jiǎ bàn tiān shī bāng wǒ zuò xì(I hired someone to pretend to be a wizard.)

HSK 6

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还找到王小娘的弱点

hái zhǎo dào wáng xiǎo niáng de ruò diǎn(I also found Ms. Wang's weakness)

HSK 7

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让她帮我吓唬阿爷

ràng tā bāng wǒ xià hǔ ā yé(and had her help me scare my father.)

HSK 2

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别别过来阿爷有愧于我阿娘

bié bié guò lái ā yé yǒu kuì yú wǒ ā niángGo away. (My father felt guilty towards my mom,)

HSK 7

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稍一惊吓便失了神智

shāo yī jīng xià biàn shī le shén zhìso with just a little scare, he lost his wits.

HSK 7

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太阳会有熄灭的一天吗

tài yáng huì yǒu xī miè de yī tiān mado you think there will be a day when the sun doesn't shine?

快看我的风车比你转得快等我一下

HSK 4

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快看我的风车比你转得快等我一下

kuài kàn wǒ de fēng chē bǐ nǐ zhuǎn dé kuài děng wǒ yī xiàMy pinwheel spins faster than yours! Wait a moment.

HSK 1

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这风车多少钱三文

zhè fēng chē duō shǎo qián sān wénHow much is this pinwheel? Three wen.

HSK 3

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送王妃回府不用了

sòng wáng fēi huí fǔ bù yòng leSend her home. No need.

HSK 1

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nà wǎn shàng jiànWell then, see you tonight.

HSK 5

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这个呀五文钱来一个吗

zhè ge ya wǔ wén qián lái yí gè maThis one? Five wen. Want one?

HSK 7

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怎么样问出诏书的下落了

zěn me yàng wèn chū zhào shū de xià luò leWell? Did you find out the whereabouts of the edict?