What Does "赤地千里禾黍不登" (chì dì qiān lǐ hé shǔ bù dēng) Mean?

chì赤dì地qiān千lǐ里 hé禾shǔ黍bù不dēng登

The land is barren, and the crops have failed.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E10

Clip Timestamp

21:03

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	今岁风雨失调	jīn suì fēng yǔ shī tiáo	the weather has been erratic this year.
2▶	赤地千里禾黍不登	chì dì qiān lǐ hé shǔ bù dēng	The land is barren, and the crops have failed.
3	今灾年之际	jīn zāi nián zhī jì	In this year of disaster,

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也不愿意重蹈这十六年前

yě bù yuàn yì zhòng dǎo zhè shí liù nián qiányou do not wish to repeat the tragedy of 16 years ago,

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瑾州城粮草未至

jǐn zhōu chéng liáng cǎo wèi zhìwhen provisions failed to reach Jinzhou City,

HSK 3

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被屠城的覆辙吧

bèi tú chéng de fù zhé baleading to its massacre?

HSK 4

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魏相深谋远虑

wèi xiāng shēn móu yuǎn lǜPrime Minister Wei is farsighted.

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实乃我大胤第一忠臣是也

shí nǎi wǒ dà yìn dì yī zhōng chén shì yěHe is truly the most loyal subject of Great Yin.

HSK 1

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wèi xiāng zhōng yì[Diligent and Virtuous] Prime Minister Wei is loyal and righteous.

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我长大了要像我爹一样

wǒ zhǎng dà le yào xiàng wǒ diē yī yàngwhen I grow up, I want to be like my father,

HSK 1

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相爷请喝参茶

xiāng yé qǐng hē cān cháPrime Minister, please have some ginseng tea.

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这孩子身上流着魏家的血

zhè hái zi shēn shàng liú zhe wèi jiā de xuèThis child is of the Wei family's bloodline.

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都说娘亲舅大

dōu shuō niáng qīn jiù dàThey say a maternal uncle is like a second father.

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如此去了实在是可惜

rú cǐ qù le shí zài shì kě xīIt's such a pity that he died like this.

HSK 7

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还望相爷保重身体

hái wàng xiāng yé bǎo zhòng shēn tǐPlease take care of yourself, Prime Minister.

HSK 1

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是妾身多嘴了

shì qiè shēn duō zuǐ leI spoke out of turn.

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还望相爷海涵

hái wàng xiāng yé hǎi hánI beg your forgiveness, Prime Minister.

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快马送上一方锦盒

kuài mǎ sòng shàng yī fāng jǐn héhas sent a brocade box by fast horse.

HSK 6

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他一向行事谨慎

tā yí xiàng xíng shì jǐn shènHe has always been cautious.

HSK 7

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故遣家将魏氏祁林

gù qiǎn jiā jiàng wèi shì qí línTherefore, I am sending my household general, Wei Qilin,

HSK 4

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解承德太子之困

jiě chéng dé tài zi zhī kùnand save Crown Prince Chengde.

HSK 6

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中郎将魏严

zhōng láng jiāng wèi yánGeneral, Wei Yan.

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泰康二十六年五月初八

tài kāng èr shí liù nián wǔ yuè chū bāEighth day of the fifth month, the 26th year of Taikang.