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 6 of 8)

HSK 5

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你爹娘是怎么去世的

nǐ diē niáng shì zěn me qù shì de[Memorial Tablet of Meng Lihua] [Memorial Tablet of Fan Erniu] How did your parents pass away?

HSK 4

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你爹娘至少陪你长大

nǐ diē niáng zhì shǎo péi nǐ zhǎng dàyour parents were with you when you grew up.

HSK 2

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还有住过这么多年的家

hái yǒu zhù guò zhè me duō nián de jiāyou still have your home where you've lived for many years.

HSK 4

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你爹娘怎么死的

nǐ diē niáng zěn me sǐ deHow did they pass away?

HSK 7

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还在这儿比谁更惨

hái zài zhè ér bǐ shuí gèng cǎnwe shouldn't be comparing our miseries.

HSK 7

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我就是个一身蛮劲的杀猪娘

wǒ jiù shì gè yī shēn mán jìn de shā zhū niángI'm just a butcher with brute strength.

HSK 3

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他这身体行吗

tā zhè shēn tǐ xíng maWill he get well?

HSK 7

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你爹就有后了呀

nǐ diē jiù yǒu hòu le yathere will be a male heir to your father,

HSK 5

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樊大他还抢不走了

fán dà tā hái qiǎng bù zǒu leFan Daniu won't be able to snatch it away.

HSK 4

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是啊你说谁家姑娘嫁人

shì a nǐ shuō shuí jiā gū niáng jià rénYeah. Parents usually choose husbands

HSK 5

0:03s

那不是爹娘千挑万选的呀

nà bú shì diē niáng qiān tiāo wàn xuǎn de yacarefully for their daughters.

HSK 6

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那好后生谁肯入赘啊

nà hǎo hòu shēng shuí kěn rù zhuì aWhat decent young man would agree to be a matrilocal husband?

HSK 2

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她就得招赘

tā jiù dé zhāo zhuìif she is to keep her house.

HSK 1

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那我要漂亮大哥哥

nà wǒ yào piào liàng dà gē gēThen I want that handsome young gentleman to be this man.

HSK 5

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以大娘我保媒拉纤十多年的经验

yǐ dà niáng wǒ bǎo méi lā qiàn shí duō nián de jīng yànBased on my ten-odd years of matchmaking experience,

HSK 5

0:03s

她见的后生比你见的猪都多

tā jiàn de hòu shēng bǐ nǐ jiàn de zhū dōu duōShe's seen more young men than you've seen pigs.

HSK 7

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这个事你得听行家的

zhè ge shì nǐ dé tīng háng jia deYou should take her expert advice on this.

HSK 3

0:03s

这是比登天还难呐

zhè shì bǐ dēng tiān hái nán nàis even harder than reaching the heavens!

HSK 7

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这是个现成的呀

zhè shì gè xiàn chéng de yais that he's a choice within your reach!

HSK 7

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长玉你们俩这是一举两得

zhǎng yù nǐ men liǎ zhè shì yī jǔ liǎng déChangyu, this is a win-win opportunity