What Does "曾有李代桃僵" (céng yǒu lǐ dài táo jiāng) Mean?

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曾有李代桃僵

céng yǒu lǐ dài táo jiāng

The plum tree used to die for the peach tree.

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E6

Clip Timestamp

4:25

TMDB ID

239901

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	老夫曾经把这首诗教于你们你可曾记得	lǎo fū céng jīng bǎ zhè shǒu shī jiào yú nǐ men nǐ kě zēng jì de	I once taught you this poem. Do you still remember?
2▶	曾有李代桃僵	céng yǒu lǐ dài táo jiāng	The plum tree used to die for the peach tree.
3	但如今李树要是死了呢	dàn rú jīn lǐ shù yào shì sǐ le ne	But now, what if the plum tree dies?

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HSK 5

0:03s

这样的话再说下去就没有意义了

zhè yàng de huà zài shuō xià qù jiù méi yǒu yì yì leIf that's the case, there is no point in continuing this conversation.

HSK 6

0:03s

你认错人了

nǐ rèn cuò rén leYou've got the wrong person.

HSK 3

0:03s

看来你们还有准备

kàn lái nǐ men hái yǒu zhǔn bèiIt seems you are prepared.

HSK 3

0:03s

我还以为再也见不到你了

wǒ hái yǐ wéi zài yě jiàn bú dào nǐ leI thought I'd never see you again.

HSK 6

0:03s

都这么神奇医术肯定不一般

dōu zhè me shén qí yī shù kěn dìng bù yī bānsuch a mysterious person, his medical skills must be extraordinary.

HSK 6

0:03s

都因为他的美貌差点吓得归西

dōu yīn wèi tā de měi mào chà diǎn xià dé guī xīwere almost scared to death by his beauty.

HSK 3

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城主范云一定会长命百岁的

chéng zhǔ fàn yún yí dìng huì zhǎng mìng bǎi suì deYour Excellency, Fan Yun will surely live a long life.

HSK 2

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见过城主殿下

jiàn guò chéng zhǔ diàn xiàGreetings, Your Excellency.

HSK 3

0:03s

你怎么才来啊来快来想想办法

nǐ zěn me cái lái a lái kuài lái xiǎng xiǎng bàn fǎwhat took you so long? Come, think of a way quickly.

HSK 7

0:03s

范云的性命就交给你了

fàn yún de xìng mìng jiù jiāo gěi nǐ leI leave Fan Yun's life in your hands.

他可是我们九城第一名医肯定没问题的

HSK 4

0:03s

他可是我们九城第一名医肯定没问题的

tā kě shì wǒ men jiǔ chéng dì yì míng yī kěn dìng méi wèn tí deis the best doctor in the Nine Cities. It will be fine.

HSK 4

0:03s

没事的就把心放肚子里吧

méi shì de jiù bǎ xīn fàng dǔ zi lǐ baIt'll be fine. Just relax.

HSK 7

0:03s

臣已无能为力了

chén yǐ wú néng wéi lì leI can do nothing more.

HSK 6

0:03s

看天意是什么意思没有除非吗

kàn tiān yì shì shén me yì si méi yǒu chú fēi maWhat do you mean by that? There are no exceptions?

这次好不容易抽身逃出来救了自己的小命

HSK 6

0:03s

这次好不容易抽身逃出来救了自己的小命

zhè cì hǎo bù róng yì chōu shēn táo chū lái jiù le zì jǐ de xiǎo mìngWe finally managed to escape this time and save our own lives.

HSK 7

0:03s

没想到这人竟如此厉害

méi xiǎng dào zhè rén jìng rú cǐ lì hàiI didn't expect this person to be so powerful,

HSK 6

0:03s

现在有酒喝有肉吃已经很不错啦

xiàn zài yǒu jiǔ hē yǒu ròu chī yǐ jīng hěn bú cuò laNow we have meat and wine, which is pretty good.

HSK 6

0:03s

那夫人到底什么来头

nà fū rén dào dǐ shén me lái touWhat exactly is the madam's background?

HSK 4

0:03s

也不过如此还不如咱们兄弟们

yě bù guò rú cǐ hái bù rú zán men xiōng dì menshe was just average. She's not even as pretty as the girls

我们身后之人绝对不会放过你们的

HSK 7

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我们身后之人绝对不会放过你们的

wǒ men shēn hòu zhī rén jué duì bú huì fàng guò nǐ men dethe people behind us will never let you get away with it!