What Does "偏听佞言" (piān tīng nìng yán) Mean?

piān偏tīng听nìng佞yán言

and allowed himself to be swayed by sycophants,

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E40

Clip Timestamp

4:00

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	太子昏聩	tài zi hūn kuì	The Crown Prince was muddle-headed
2▶	偏听佞言	piān tīng nìng yán	and allowed himself to be swayed by sycophants,
3	竟妄图取朕而代之	jìng wàng tú qǔ zhèn ér dài zhī	even daring to plot to replace me.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 3

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没谁比朕更有家底了

méi shuí bǐ zhèn gèng yǒu jiā dǐ leNo one has a greater fortune than I do.

HSK 7

0:03s

你想不想当朕的皇后

nǐ xiǎng bù xiǎng dāng zhèn de huáng hòuDo you want to be my Empress?

HSK 7

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你要拿皇宫给我当聘礼啊

nǐ yào ná huáng gōng gěi wǒ dāng pìn lǐ aYou're going to give me the imperial palace as the betrothal gift?

HSK 7

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不止皇宫是江山

bù zhǐ huáng gōng shì jiāng shānNot just the imperial palace. The whole realm.

HSK 2

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隼隼都得飞好几天才能飞到

sǔn sǔn dōu dé fēi hǎo jǐ tiān cái néng fēi dàoEven the falcon would have to fly for days to get there.

HSK 7

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lā gōu shàng diàoPinky swear.

HSK 1

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谁骗人谁是小狗

shuí piàn rén shuí shì xiǎo gǒustick a needle in my eye.

HSK 7

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你练书习字给我偷懒

nǐ liàn shū xí zì gěi wǒ tōu lǎn[Prudent in Action, Mindful of Peril] You slack off on your studies,

HSK 3

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抄家呢注意点

chāo jiā ne zhù yì diǎnWe're conducting a house confiscation here. Behave yourself!

HSK 4

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圣上与摄政王言出必行

shèng shàng yǔ shè zhèng wáng yán chū bì xíngHis Majesty and the Prince Regent are men of their word.

HSK 1

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说什么颐养天年

shuō shén me yí yǎng tiān niánWhat "living out my days in peace"?

HSK 6

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chāo jiā liú fàngconfiscation and exile.

HSK 6

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李家所犯的是十恶不赦的大罪

lǐ jiā suǒ fàn de shì shí è bù shè de dà zuìThe crimes our Li family committed are utterly unforgivable.

HSK 4

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这已是最好的结果

zhè yǐ shì zuì hǎo de jié guǒThis is already the best outcome possible.

HSK 1

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若非他们手下留情

ruò fēi tā men shǒu xià liú qíngIf they hadn't shown mercy,

HSK 7

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我枉做小人哪

wǒ wǎng zuò xiǎo rén nǎI acted like a villain for nothing.

HSK 5

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这是命运最好的安排

zhè shì mìng yùn zuì hǎo de ān páithis is the best arrangement fate has to offer.

HSK 7

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女儿丫头回来了

nǚ ér yā tou huí lái le-Dear! -Changyu, you're back!

HSK 3

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老婆子你快行了吧

lǎo pó zi nǐ kuài xíng le baDear, that's enough.

HSK 1

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长玉他们吉人自有天相

zhǎng yù tā men jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàngGood people like Changyu and the others are watched over by Heaven.