What Does "一屋不扫何以扫天下" (yī wū bù sǎo hé yǐ sǎo tiān xià) Mean?

yī一wū屋bù不sǎo扫hé何yǐ以sǎo扫tiān天xià下

How can I contribute to the country if I can't even help a family?

HSK Vocabulary

一H1 不H1 扫H3 天下H6

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E2

Clip Timestamp

15:37

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	跟咱们宋家有什么关系	gēn zán men sòng jiā yǒu shén me guān xì	What does it have to do with us the Song family?
2▶	一屋不扫何以扫天下	yī wū bù sǎo hé yǐ sǎo tiān xià	How can I contribute to the country if I can't even help a family?
3	家门前的事我都管不了	jiā mén qián de shì wǒ dōu guǎn bù liǎo	Why should I take the imperial exam and strive

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 7

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zhào dà niángMrs. Zhao,

HSK 6

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kāi fàn laDinner's ready!

HSK 4

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没礼貌让客人先吃

méi lǐ mào ràng kè rén xiān chīDon't be rude. We can't eat until the guest does.

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大哥哥先吃

dà gē gē xiān chīWe'll eat after you, sir.

HSK 4

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一碗面是不是不够饱啊

yī wǎn miàn shì bú shì bù gòu bǎo aIs one bowl of noodles enough for you?

HSK 7

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看你吃得这么香我就安心了

kàn nǐ chī dé zhè me xiāng wǒ jiù ān xīn leSeeing how much you enjoy it has put my mind at ease.

HSK 2

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我已经洗得干干净净的了

wǒ yǐ jīng xǐ dé gān gān jìng jìng de leI cleaned the intestines thoroughly.

HSK 4

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他说有点味道的才香

tā shuō yǒu diǎn wèi dào de cái xiāngsaying that feces give them more flavor.

HSK 7

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要打喷嚏还得给你禀报一下

yào dǎ pēn tì hái dé gěi nǐ bǐng bào yī xiàDo I even need to report to you before I sneeze?

HSK 1

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我一个娇滴滴的女孩子

wǒ yí gè jiāo dī dī de nǚ hái ziHow is it possible for a delicate and sweet girl

HSK 4

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待在这儿别做声

dài zài zhè ér bié zuò shēngYou stay here. Keep quiet.

HSK 6

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长宁洗脸啦

zhǎng níng xǐ liǎn laChangning, time to wash your face!

HSK 6

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阿姐你的银簪子呢

ā jiě nǐ de yín zān zi neChangyu, where is your silver hairpin?

HSK 6

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你把娘亲给你的银簪子当了

nǐ bǎ niáng qīn gěi nǐ de yín zān zi dāng leYou pawned the hairpin Mom gave you?

HSK 3

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放心吧阿姐跟罗掌柜说好了

fàng xīn ba ā jiě gēn luó zhǎng guì shuō hǎo leDon't worry. I've struck a deal with Mr. Luo.

HSK 7

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等阿姐挣了钱立马赎回来

děng ā jiě zhēng le qián lì mǎ shú huí láiI'll redeem the hairpin as soon as I earn enough money.

HSK 3

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别让别人听到了

bié ràng bié rén tīng dào leOr people might hear us.

HSK 3

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养男人可真贵

yǎng nán rén kě zhēn guìThe cost to support a man is high.

HSK 3

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阿姐得更努力地挣钱了

ā jiě dé gèng nǔ lì dì zhèng qián leI have to work harder to make more money.

HSK 7

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都是汗像你爹一样

dōu shì hàn xiàng nǐ diē yī yàngyou're all sweaty just like your father.