What Does "泥人不还有个土性子" (ní rén bù hái yǒu gè tǔ xìng zi) Mean?

ní泥rén人bù不hái还yǒu有gè个tǔ土xìng性zi子

Even a hare will bite when it's cornered.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E9

Clip Timestamp

26:51

TMDB ID

107329

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	反而是你	fǎn ér shì nǐ	the bravest one.
2▶	泥人不还有个土性子	ní rén bù hái yǒu gè tǔ xìng zi	Even a hare will bite when it's cornered.
3	那更何况是孩子的事儿这当父母的能能让步吗	nà gèng hé kuàng shì hái zi de shì ér zhè dāng fù mǔ de néng néng ràng bù ma	When it comes to the children, I don't think any parents will yield.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 6

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你奶奶还撑得住吗

nǐ nǎi nǎi hái chēng dé zhù maIs your grandma OK?

HSK 4

0:03s

情况不太好啊

qíng kuàng bù tài hǎo aThe situation is not good.

HSK 4

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尤其我这马上上大学去了

yóu qí wǒ zhè mǎ shàng shàng dà xué qù leNow I'm about to go to college

HSK 7

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你这点就随我瞎操心

nǐ zhè diǎn jiù suí wǒ xiā cāo xīnYou do take after me. You worry a lot.

HSK 3

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把你们送走了我才省心呢

bǎ nǐ men sòng zǒu le wǒ cái shěng xīn neWhen you're away from home, I'll be much relieved.

能有什么事等咱这面馆以后做大了

HSK 3

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能有什么事等咱这面馆以后做大了

néng yǒu shén me shì děng zán zhè miàn guǎn yǐ hòu zuò dà leI'm fine. When our noodle restaurant becomes bigger,

HSK 7

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我嗑瓜子打麻将

wǒ kē guā zi dǎ má jiāngI'll snack on sunflower seeds, play mahjong

HSK 2

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这么晚怎么还不睡啊

zhè me wǎn zěn me hái bù shuì aWhy are you still up at such late hours?

HSK 4

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怎么样陈婷那边什么情况

zěn me yàng chén tíng nà biān shén me qíng kuàngHow is it? How is Chen Ting?

HSK 5

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陈婷啊伤得很重

chén tíng a shāng dé hěn zhòngChen Ting is badly injured

HSK 2

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这加急也得几天下来

zhè jiā jí yě dé jǐ tiān xià láiIt will take at least a few days even if it's urgent.

HSK 6

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撑得住撑不住

chēng dé zhù chēng bú zhùand he has to handle it

HSK 3

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着急车开得太快了

zháo jí chē kāi dé tài kuài leHe drove too fast.

HSK 6

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麻烦你们还特意跑一趟

má fán nǐ men hái tè yì pǎo yī tàngThank you for coming to see me.

HSK 5

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家里呀没大事儿

jiā lǐ ya méi dà shì érWe're just fine.

HSK 4

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说起来年龄也不算大

shuō qǐ lái nián líng yě bù suàn dàwas not very old,

HSK 6

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但总算是个老人了

dàn zǒng suàn shì gè lǎo rén lebut she was an old person,

HSK 5

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你说陈婷这年纪轻轻的

nǐ shuō chén tíng zhè nián jì qīng qīng debut Chen Ting is still young

HSK 4

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要是真挺不过去啊

yào shì zhēn tǐng bù guò qù aIf she can't make it,

HSK 5

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不过这也没办法呀

bù guò zhè yě méi bàn fǎ yaBut there's nothing we can do about it.