What Does "当真无德呀" (dàng zhēn wú dé ya) Mean?

dàng当zhēn真wú无dé德ya呀

He was truly a man without virtue.

HSK Vocabulary

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E40

Clip Timestamp

5:31

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	不惜引狼入室	bù xī yǐn láng rù shì	he even invited the fox into the hen house.
2▶	当真无德呀	dàng zhēn wú dé ya	He was truly a man without virtue.
3	先帝	xiān dì	The Late Emperor

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这陛下无德

zhè bì xià wú déSince His Majesty lacks virtue,

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那便让他禅位即可

nà biàn ràng tā chán wèi jí kěwe might as well have him abdicate.

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皆闻所未闻

jiē wén suǒ wèi wénheard a word of it.

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只有我们几个人知道

zhǐ yǒu wǒ men jǐ gè rén zhī dào[Bearing Virtue, Bestowing Kindness] that remark about abdication back then.

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先帝呢专权昏聩

xiān dì ne zhuān quán hūn kuìThe Late Emperor was autocratic and muddle-headed,

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以至于民不聊生

yǐ zhì yú mín bù liáo shēngmaking life unbearable for the people.

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太子贤德远播

tài zi xián dé yuǎn bōthe Crown Prince's virtue had spread far and wide,

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政清人和吗

zhèng qīng rén hé mawould the realm have been well-governed and at peace?

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guò yú guǎ duànwas too indecisive

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失了先机呀

shī le xiān jī yaand lost the initiative.

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终日郁郁不得重用

zhōng rì yù yù bù dé zhòng yònghave been depressed and sidelined.

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我会自己告发自己吗

wǒ huì zì jǐ gào fā zì jǐ mawould I have turned myself in?

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却醉心于权势

què zuì xīn yú quán shìhe was obsessed with power.

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就注定了这是一个死局啊

jiù zhù dìng le zhè shì yí gè sǐ jú ait was already a lost cause.

HSK 7

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tài zi hūn kuìThe Crown Prince was muddle-headed

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piān tīng nìng yánand allowed himself to be swayed by sycophants,

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爱卿以为如何呀

ài qīng yǐ wéi rú hé yaWhat do you make of it, Sui?

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圣上英明自有裁夺

shèng shàng yīng míng zì yǒu cái duóYour Majesty is wise and will make the proper decision. [Lord Changxin, Sui Tuo]

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为了江山社稷

wèi le jiāng shān shè jìFor the sake of the realm,

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只能行不忍之事

zhǐ néng xíng bù rěn zhī shìhave no choice but do the unthinkable.