What Does "都说千年王八万年龟" (dōu shuō qiān nián wáng bā wàn nián guī) Mean?

dōu都shuō说qiān千nián年wáng王bā八wàn万nián年guī龟

People say that villains live long.

HSK Vocabulary

都H1 说H1 龟H7

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E16

Clip Timestamp

40:29

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	放心吧	fàng xīn ba	Don't worry.
2▶	都说千年王八万年龟	dōu shuō qiān nián wáng bā wàn nián guī	People say that villains live long.
3	那龟孙沉底之后不会不死吧	nà guī sūn chén dǐ zhī hòu bú huì bù sǐ ba	That bastard won't survive after falling into the river, will he?

More Clips From Episode

Total 202 clips (Page 10 of 11)

HSK 7

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侯爷若想稳定西北局势

hóu yé ruò xiǎng wěn dìng xī běi jú shìYour Lordship, if you wish to stabilize the situation in the Northwest,

HSK 6

0:03s

日后定是用得上我

rì hòu dìng shì yòng dé shàng wǒyou will definitely need me in the future.

HSK 3

0:03s

侯爷能信老师

hóu yé néng xìn lǎo shīSince you can trust my teacher,

HSK 3

0:03s

李大人心里不明白吗

lǐ dà rén xīn lǐ bù míng bái maDon't you know why, Lord Li?

HSK 7

0:03s

我乃祖父派来策反魏党之人

wǒ nǎi zǔ fù pài lái cè fǎn wèi dǎng zhī rénI was sent by my grandfather to subvert the Wei faction?

HSK 6

0:03s

难免与魏党会有意见相左

nán miǎn yǔ wèi dǎng huì yǒu yì jiàn xiāng zuǒIt's inevitable to have disagreements with the Wei faction.

HSK 6

0:03s

可我有我之所求

kě wǒ yǒu wǒ zhī suǒ qiúBut I have my own pursuit,

HSK 7

0:03s

乃是天下太平

nǎi shì tiān xià tài píngwhich is peace for the land

HSK 4

0:03s

百姓不再受战乱之苦

bǎi xìng bù zài shòu zhàn luàn zhī kǔand freedom from war for the people.

HSK 2

0:03s

就是狗苟蝇营之辈

jiù shì gǒu gǒu yíng yíng zhī bèijust a bunch of petty opportunists.

HSK 3

0:03s

侯爷是打算即刻回往焉州军营吗

hóu yé shì dǎ suàn jí kè huí wǎng yān zhōu jūn yíng maDo you plan to return to the Yanzhou Military Camp immediately?

HSK 4

0:03s

我会与恩师一起坐镇卢城

wǒ huì yǔ ēn shī yì qǐ zuò zhèn lú chéngI will stay in Lucheng with my teacher

HSK 4

0:03s

与长信王决一死战

yǔ zhǎng xìn wáng jué yī sǐ zhànto fight to the death against Lord Changxin.

HSK 4

0:03s

等你想明白自己到底应该姓什么

děng nǐ xiǎng míng bái zì jǐ dào dǐ yīng gāi xìng shén meWhen you figure out what your surname should really be,

HSK 4

0:03s

再来找本侯谈合谋

zài lái zhǎo běn hóu tán hé móucome to me to discuss cooperation.

HSK 5

0:03s

或许是权宜之计

huò xǔ shì quán yí zhī jìonly a compromise for you,

HSK 7

0:03s

却是一人真心错付

què shì yī rén zhēn xīn cuò fùit means her sincerity is misplaced.

HSK 3

0:03s

就不劳烦李大人费心了

jiù bù láo fán lǐ dà rén fèi xīn leYou don't need to worry about it.

HSK 4

0:03s

那龟孙沉底之后不会不死吧

nà guī sūn chén dǐ zhī hòu bú huì bù sǐ baThat bastard won't survive after falling into the river, will he?

HSK 7

0:03s

我去逮县令的时候

wǒ qù dǎi xiàn lìng de shí hòuwhen I went to catch the magistrate,