What Does "就要先把手伸进蛇窝" (jiù yào xiān bǎ shǒu shēn jìn shé wō) Mean?

jiù就yào要xiān先bǎ把shǒu手shēn伸jìn进shé蛇wō窝

one must first brave the lion's den.

HSK Vocabulary

先H3 把H3 手H2 伸H5 进H2 蛇H5 窝H7

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E6

Clip Timestamp

33:51

TMDB ID

289271

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	想要打毒蛇的七寸	xiǎng yào dǎ dú shé de qī cùn	To strike at the heart of the threat,
2▶	就要先把手伸进蛇窝	jiù yào xiān bǎ shǒu shēn jìn shé wō	one must first brave the lion's den.
3	邵尤	shào yóu	Shao You.

More Clips From Episode

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谢大人说笑

xiè dà rén shuō xiàoNot really.

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自焚殉国了

zì fén xùn guó leto immolate himself for his state.

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- 我失言了 - 谢大人

- wǒ shī yán le - xiè dà rénI spoke inappropriately. What brings you here, exactly?

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到底有何贵干哪？

dào dǐ yǒu hé guì gàn nǎ ？What brings you here, exactly?

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今日冒昧前来

jīn rì mào mèi qián láiThere is a matter

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想跟太傅请教一下

xiǎng gēn tài fù qǐng jiào yī xiàI'm hoping you could shed some light on.

HSK 1

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是谁放走了他

shì shuí fàng zǒu le tāDo you know

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就已经跟长公主离了心

jiù yǐ jīng gēn zhǎng gōng zhǔ lí le xīnSuch an act proves you have turned against Her Highness.

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小心引火烧身

xiǎo xīn yǐn huǒ shāo shēnBeware you don't get burned.

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久闻太傅棋艺无双

jiǔ wén tài fù qí yì wú shuāngI've long heard your mastery of the board is unrivaled.

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不知可否赐教一局？

bù zhī kě fǒu cì jiào yī jú ？Might I invite you for a round?

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què zhī bù gōngIt would be my honor.

HSK 7

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阿九伤势严重吗？

ā jiǔ shāng shì yán zhòng ma ？Is Jiu's condition severe?

HSK 1

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等朔漠人上钩 - 是 - 是

děng shuò mò rén shàng gōu - shì - shìPosition the hidden troops and wait for them to take the bait. - Understood! - Understood!

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将军你是得的什么病症啊？

jiāng jūn nǐ shì dé de shén me bìng zhèng a ？General, what is this malady?

- 不行您这身子骨… - 这是军令

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- 不行您这身子骨… - 这是军令

- bù xíng nín zhè shēn zi gǔ … - zhè shì jūn lìngNo. You can barely stand. This is an order.

HSK 3

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风言风语又何时少过？

fēng yán fēng yǔ yòu hé shí shǎo guò ？when have the rumors ever stopped?

HSK 3

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所以才不愿意嫁给萧世子了吗？

suǒ yǐ cái bù yuàn yì jià gěi xiāo shì zi le ma ？that you refused to marry Mr. Xiao?

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岂能不留后手？

qǐ néng bù liú hòu shǒu ？one must always keep a backup plan.

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谢大人看着斯文

xiè dà rén kàn zhe sī wénYou look refined,