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 1 of 11)

HSK 1

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你怎会知道这些

nǐ zěn huì zhī dào zhè xiēHow do you know this?

HSK 1

0:03s

你现在去找王捕头

nǐ xiàn zài qù zhǎo wáng bǔ tóuGo find Constable Wang now

HSK 6

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我为何要替他们阻止暴民

wǒ wèi hé yào tì tā men zǔ zhǐ bào mínWhy should I stop them for those people?

HSK 7

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这些人被逼到如此境地

zhè xiē rén bèi bī dào rú cǐ jìng dìThese people have been pushed to the brink.

HSK 7

0:03s

若官府不放粮呢

ruò guān fǔ bù fàng liáng neWhat if the authorities refuse to release the grain?

HSK 5

0:03s

要实在控制不住暴民

yào shí zài kòng zhì bú zhù bào mínIf you can't control the mob,

HSK 7

0:03s

你一定要把我娘救出来

nǐ yí dìng yào bǎ wǒ niáng jiù chū láiYou must get my mother out.

HSK 5

0:03s

放心吧我一定救她出来

fàng xīn ba wǒ yí dìng jiù tā chū láiDon't worry. I will.

HSK 4

0:03s

斥候可传来了消息

chì hòu kě chuán lái le xiāo xīHas the scout sent any news?

HSK 6

0:03s

暂时还未传消息回来

zàn shí hái wèi chuán xiāo xī huí láiThere is no news yet.

HSK 2

0:03s

姓魏的草包不来

xìng wèi de cǎo bāo bù lái[Sui Yuanqing, Heir Apparent of Lord Changxin] If that idiot Wei doesn't show up,

HSK 6

0:03s

咱们就先替他杀一杀暴民

zán men jiù xiān tì tā shā yī shā bào mínwe'll kill some of the rioters for him first.

HSK 6

0:03s

世子为何还要杀

shì zi wèi hé hái yào shāWhy do you still want to kill them?

HSK 5

0:03s

彻底寒了心就好

chè dǐ hán le xīn jiù hǎocompletely disappointed with the court.

HSK 5

0:03s

溢香楼那小崽子抓到没

yì xiāng lóu nà xiǎo zǎi zi zhuā dào méiHave you caught that brat from Yixiang Restaurant?

HSK 5

0:03s

毕竟是我大哥的骨血

bì jìng shì wǒ dà gē de gǔ xuèAfter all, he is my older brother's flesh and blood.

HSK 5

0:03s

大哥的侍妾怎么处理

dà gē de shì qiè zěn me chǔ lǐRegarding how to deal with my brother's concubine,

HSK 7

0:03s

带回去让大哥自行决定

dài huí qù ràng dà gē zì xíng jué dìngwe'll take her back and let my brother decide for himself.

HSK 4

0:03s

千万别让人折辱了便是

qiān wàn bié ràng rén zhé rǔ le biàn shìJust make sure no one humiliates her.

HSK 7

0:03s

气色还这么好啊

qì sè hái zhè me hǎo aand you still look so healthy.