What Does "人皆有私心" (rén jiē yǒu sī xīn) Mean?

rén人jiē皆yǒu有sī私xīn心

Everyone has their own agenda,

HSK Vocabulary

人H1 皆H7 有H1

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E25

Clip Timestamp

10:13

TMDB ID

292696

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	一心想为他们深陷牢狱的亲朋故旧开脱	yī xīn xiǎng wèi tā men shēn xiàn láo yù de qīn péng gù jiù kāi tuō	to exonerate their relatives and friends who are imprisoned.
2▶	人皆有私心	rén jiē yǒu sī xīn	Everyone has their own agenda,
3	而公器就成了他们谋私的手段	ér gōng qì jiù chéng le tā men móu sī de shǒu duàn	so public power becomes their tool for private gain.

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听三叔的这过去的事情就让它过去

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听三叔的这过去的事情就让它过去

tīng sān shū de zhè guò qù de shì qíng jiù ràng tā guò qùListen to me. Let the bygones be bygones.

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但没算到它会边出太阳边下雨啊

dàn méi suàn dào tā huì biān chū tài yáng biān xià yǔ aBut I didn't expect sunshine and rain to occur simultaneously.

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人家本来计划得好好的

rén jiā běn lái jì huà dé hǎo hǎo deI had a meticulous plan.

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全让这鬼天气给耽误了

quán ràng zhè guǐ tiān qì gěi dān wù leBut it got ruined by this wretched weather!

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认第三就没人敢认第二

rèn dì sān jiù méi rén gǎn rèn dì èrWhen it comes to cooking, no one in the capital of Chu can beat me.

要是哪位娘子能嫁给兄长那是她的福气

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要是哪位娘子能嫁给兄长那是她的福气

yào shì nǎ wèi niáng zǐ néng jià gěi xiōng zhǎng nà shì tā de fú qìIf any lady could marry you, it would be her blessing.

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为自己的终身大事考虑了

wèi zì jǐ de zhōng shēn dà shì kǎo lǜ leIt's time for me to consider my own marriage.

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有人会真心地待她好

yǒu rén huì zhēn xīn dì dài tā hǎoDoes she still believe someone will treat her sincerely?

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我有没有幸与她相识啊

wǒ yǒu méi yǒu xìng yǔ tā xiāng shí aWell, may I have the honor of meeting her?

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一言为定不见不散

yī yán wéi dìng bú jiàn bú sànIt's settled. See you there.

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一切顺利只待东风

yī qiè shùn lì zhǐ dài dōng fēngEverything goes well. We only await the moment.

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我何时耽误过殿下的事

wǒ hé shí dān wù guò diàn xià de shìWhen have I ever delayed His Highness's plan?

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我好不容易才能见你一面

wǒ hǎo bù róng yì cái néng jiàn nǐ yí miànIt's rare for me to see you once.

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我来这不是听你废话的

wǒ lái zhè bú shì tīng nǐ fèi huà deI came here not to listen to your nonsense.

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脸色这么不好

liǎn sè zhè me bù hǎoYou look so pale.

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就是这几日总睡不安稳

jiù shì zhè jǐ rì zǒng shuì bù ān wěnNothing. I just haven't been sleeping well these past few days.

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我亲眼撞见了天狗食日之象

wǒ qīn yǎn zhuàng jiàn le tiān gǒu shí rì zhī xiàngI witnessed a solar eclipse with my own eyes.

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我听百姓们议论纷纷

wǒ tīng bǎi xìng men yì lùn fēn fēnI heard commoners gossiping.

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这是大凶之兆遇之不吉

zhè shì dà xiōng zhī zhào yù zhī bù jíThis is a very bad omen and an inauspicious sign.

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我这心里慌得不行总定不下来

wǒ zhè xīn lǐ huāng dé bù xíng zǒng dìng bù xià láiI feel so worried and couldn't stay composed.