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

Total 153 clips (Page 2 of 8)

HSK 2

0:03s

就爱吃你做的饭

jiù ài chī nǐ zuò de fànI really love your cooking.

HSK 4

0:03s

新鲜保证新鲜

xīn xiān bǎo zhèng xīn xiān[Boiled Dough Foods] I guarantee it's fresh.

HSK 5

0:03s

你们家的下水怎么卖呀

nǐ men jiā de xià shuǐ zěn me mài ya[Fan's Butcher Shop] How much is the offal? [Meat]

HSK 2

0:03s

还有这么好的事呢

hái yǒu zhè me hǎo de shì neReally? What a bargain.

HSK 1

0:03s

那给我来五斤五花肉吧

nà gěi wǒ lái wǔ jīn wǔ huā ròu baI'll take... 5 catties of pork belly then.

HSK 1

0:03s

我们家五花肉二十钱一斤

wǒ men jiā wǔ huā ròu èr shí qián yī jīnPork belly is 20 maces per catty.

HSK 3

0:03s

这小娘子可真会做生意

zhè xiǎo niáng zǐ kě zhēn huì zuò shēng yìYou do know how to do business, miss.

HSK 1

0:03s

我下回还买你家的

wǒ xià huí huán mǎi nǐ jiā deI'll buy from you again!

HSK 1

0:03s

hǎo hǎo hǎoGreat.

HSK 5

0:03s

好好好下次呀还来

hǎo hǎo hǎo xià cì ya hái láiI will, definitely.

HSK 5

0:03s

这肉怎么卖的呀

zhè ròu zěn me mài de yaHow much is this?

HSK 5

0:03s

五花肉今日二十钱一斤

wǔ huā ròu jīn rì èr shí qián yī jīnPork belly is 20 maces per catty today.

HSK 1

0:03s

樊丫头别卖了别卖了

fán yā tou bié mài le bié mài leChangyu, stop selling pork this way!

HSK 6

0:03s

你送添头几个意思

nǐ sòng tiān tóu jǐ gè yì siWhy do you have to offer offal for free? [Guo Jiu's Butcher Shop]

HSK 6

0:03s

这就属于坏规矩

zhè jiù shǔ yú huài guī jǔYou are, with what you're doing now.

HSK 2

0:03s

谁家卖猪肉还送下水

shuí jiā mài zhū ròu hái sòng xià shuǐIs anyone else than you giving away free offal?

HSK 3

0:03s

行了行了郭大力

xíng le xíng le guō dà lìEnough, Guo Dali.

HSK 3

0:03s

我跟她说话跟你有什么关系

wǒ gēn tā shuō huà gēn nǐ yǒu shén me guān xìI'm talking to her. How is it involving you now? [Fan's Butcher Shop]

HSK 7

0:03s

觉得我一介孤女好欺负呀

jué de wǒ yī jiè gū nǚ hǎo qī fù yabecause I'm parentless and all by my lonesome?

HSK 3

0:03s

你总是在哪多管闲事

nǐ zǒng shì zài nǎ duō guǎn xián shìYou're a real meddler!