How to say "一屋不扫何以扫天下" (yī wū bù sǎo hé yǐ sǎo tiān xià) in Chinese dialogue

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
LineChinesePinyinTranslation
1跟咱们宋家有什么关系gēn zán men sòng jiā yǒu shén me guān xìWhat 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 xiàHow 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 liǎoWhy should I take the imperial exam and strive

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那救头驴还能回家
HSK 5
0:03s
那救头驴还能回家
nà jiù tóu lǘ hái néng huí jiāIf you had saved a donkey,

哪里来的衣服
HSK 1
0:03s
哪里来的衣服
nǎ lǐ lái de yī fúWhere did these clothes come from?

怕是要去官府递状纸了
HSK 5
0:03s
怕是要去官府递状纸了
pà shì yào qù guān fǔ dì zhuàng zhǐ lea complaint with the magistrate's office.

想要保住这宅子
HSK 1
0:03s
想要保住这宅子
xiǎng yào bǎo zhù zhè zhái ziTo keep this house,

就是招赘个夫婿
HSK 4
0:03s
就是招赘个夫婿
jiù shì zhāo zhuì gè fū xùis to find a matrilocal husband.

就留下来这个宅子
HSK 4
0:03s
就留下来这个宅子
jiù liú xià lái zhè ge zhái ziThis house is the only thing they left.

我也不是非要逼你入赘
HSK 6
0:03s
我也不是非要逼你入赘
wǒ yě bú shì fēi yào bī nǐ rù zhuìI'm not forcing you to marry into the Fan family.

天干物燥
HSK 3
0:03s
天干物燥
tiān gān wù zàoDry weather!

小心火烛
HSK 3
0:03s
小心火烛
xiǎo xīn huǒ zhúBeware of fire!

我怕没人照顾你茶水
HSK 3
0:03s
我怕没人照顾你茶水
wǒ pà méi rén zhào gù nǐ chá shuǐI was worried no one would serve you tea.

你不喜欢猪下水对不对
HSK 5
0:03s
你不喜欢猪下水对不对
nǐ bù xǐ huān zhū xià shuǐ duì bú duìYou hate offal, don't you?

我也没有更好的条件了
HSK 4
0:03s
我也没有更好的条件了
wǒ yě méi yǒu gèng hǎo de tiáo jiàn leI'm not able to offer anything better.

你就把它当成药喝了
HSK 3
0:03s
你就把它当成药喝了
nǐ jiù bǎ tā dàng chéng yào hē leJust pretend it's medicine and eat it.

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