What Does "钝器才能藏住锋" (dùn qì cái néng cáng zhù fēng) Mean?

dùn钝qì器cái才néng能cáng藏zhù住fēng锋

An unassuming look hides a sharp edge.

HSK Vocabulary

能H1 藏H5 住H1

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E26

Clip Timestamp

28:22

TMDB ID

284110

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	钝	dùn	Being blunt!
2▶	钝器才能藏住锋	dùn qì cái néng cáng zhù fēng	An unassuming look hides a sharp edge.
3	老话说以钝示人以锋策己说的就是咱娃	lǎo huà shuō yǐ dùn shì rén yǐ fēng cè jǐ shuō de jiù shì zán wá	Appear harmless outside, stay sharp inside. That's her exactly.

More Clips From Episode

Total 188 clips (Page 5 of 10)

HSK 6

0:03s

你这手法牛皮得很嘛你混哪儿的

nǐ zhè shǒu fǎ niú pí dé hěn ma nǐ hùn nǎ ér deYou've got some real skills. Who do you run with?

你还到医院检查一下别再有啥内伤

HSK 3

0:03s

你还到医院检查一下别再有啥内伤

nǐ hái dào yī yuàn jiǎn chá yī xià bié zài yǒu shá nèi shāngGet checked at a hospital. In case of internal injuries.

HSK 7

0:03s

恩人啊今天这事谢谢你了啊

ēn rén a jīn tiān zhè shì xiè xiè nǐ le aLifesaver. Thanks for your help.

HSK 6

0:03s

这咋又去了咋回事嘛

zhè zǎ yòu qù le zǎ huí shì maWhere is he off to now? What's going on?

HSK 7

0:03s

你咋会这手艺呢赶紧吃

nǐ zǎ huì zhè shǒu yì ne gǎn jǐn chīWhere'd you learn to do that? Hurry and eat.

HSK 7

0:03s

找个澡堂子洗个澡搓个背

zhǎo gè zǎo táng zi xǐ gè zǎo cuō gè bèiwe'll hit a bathhouse for a scrub.

HSK 4

0:03s

长安澡堂子搓背美得很

cháng ān zǎo táng zi cuō bèi měi dé hěnChang'an has great bathhouses.

HSK 5

0:03s

有啥地方不舒服叫我给你治一下

yǒu shá dì fāng bù shū fú jiào wǒ gěi nǐ zhì yī xiàFeeling unwell anywhere? I can fix it for you.

HSK 3

0:03s

你干啥呢住手

nǐ gàn shá ne zhù shǒuWhat are you doing? Stop!

HSK 3

0:03s

老古你们这是干啥呢

lǎo gǔ nǐ men zhè shì gàn shá neGu, what are you doing?

HSK 6

0:03s

我这徒弟小时候头被门夹了

wǒ zhè tú dì xiǎo shí hòu tóu bèi mén jiā leMy apprentice bumped his head as a kid.

HSK 6

0:03s

任何人都不能例外是吗

rèn hé rén dōu bù néng lì wài shì maNo exceptions for anyone. Is that so?

HSK 7

0:03s

我可看见了啊你砸的丁主任

wǒ kě kàn jiàn le a nǐ zá de dīng zhǔ rènI saw that. You smashed it. Director Ding.

HSK 5

0:03s

不敢靠近危险

bù gǎn kào jìn wēi xiǎnDon't go near. It's dangerous.

我们对实在有困难的同志我们也不会置之不理

HSK 7

0:03s

我们对实在有困难的同志我们也不会置之不理

wǒ men duì shí zài yǒu kùn nán de tóng zhì wǒ men yě bú huì zhì zhī bù lǐfor comrades who are truly in need, we won't just ignore them.

我们是秉承着为人民服务的精神办事的嘛

HSK 7

0:03s

我们是秉承着为人民服务的精神办事的嘛

wǒ men shì bǐng chéng zhe wéi rén mín fú wù de jīng shén bàn shì de maWe operate on the principle of serving the people.

HSK 6

0:03s

任何事情我们都要讲流程

rèn hé shì qíng wǒ men dōu yào jiǎng liú chéngWe must follow procedures for everything.

HSK 7

0:03s

要合乎章程嘛是吧

yào hé hū zhāng chéng ma shì baIt has to follow the rules, right?

HSK 7

0:03s

完全合乎章程

wán quán hé hū zhāng chéngcompletely follows the rules.

HSK 3

0:03s

人来了我总不能让人睡马路上吧

rén lái le wǒ zǒng bù néng ràng rén shuì mǎ lù shàng baShe's already here. I can't let her sleep on the street.