What Does "我不得不以下犯上" (wǒ bù dé bù yǐ xià fàn shàng) Mean?

wǒ我bù不dé得bù不yǐ以xià下fàn犯shàng上

I had no choice but to offend my superiors

HSK Vocabulary

我H1 不得不H4 以下H3

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E16

Clip Timestamp

24:03

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	作为父母官	zuò wéi fù mǔ guān	As your magistrate,
2▶	我不得不以下犯上	wǒ bù dé bù yǐ xià fàn shàng	I had no choice but to offend my superiors
3	绑了这些军爷	bǎng le zhè xiē jūn yé	and tie up these soldiers

More Clips From Episode

Total 202 clips (Page 1 of 11)

HSK 1

0:03s

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

0:03s

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

0:03s

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.