What Does "不能朝秦暮楚" (bù néng zhāo qín mù chǔ) Mean?

bù不néng能zhāo朝qín秦mù暮chǔ楚

one must not switch sides frivolously.

HSK Vocabulary

不H1 能H1 朝H5

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E11

Clip Timestamp

0:42

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	做臣子	zuò chén zi	As a minister,
2▶	不能朝秦暮楚	bù néng zhāo qín mù chǔ	one must not switch sides frivolously.
3	我言尽于此	wǒ yán jǐn yú cǐ	That is all I have to say.

More Clips From Episode

Total 123 clips (Page 1 of 7)

HSK 2

0:03s

小娘子怎么不进来坐会儿

xiǎo niáng zǐ zěn me bù jìn lái zuò huì erYoung lady, why don't you come in and sit for a while?

HSK 4

0:03s

我就不打扰大人休息了

wǒ jiù bù dǎ rǎo dà rén xiū xī leI won't disturb your rest, My Lord.

HSK 4

0:03s

就当草民未曾来过

jiù dāng cǎo mín wèi céng lái guòPlease pretend I was never here.

HSK 7

0:03s

此人真是武安侯啊

cǐ rén zhēn shì wǔ ān hóu aWas that man really the Marquis of Wu'an?

HSK 1

0:03s

这武安侯也不过如此

zhè wǔ ān hóu yě bù guò rú cǐThe Marquis of Wu'an is nothing special.

HSK 2

0:03s

上来吧我送你回家

shàng lái ba wǒ sòng nǐ huí jiāHop on. I'll take you home.

HSK 3

0:03s

不用了我自己回去吧

bù yòng le wǒ zì jǐ huí qù baNo need. I'll go back myself.

HSK 3

0:03s

你一个人走夜路我可不放心

nǐ yí gè rén zǒu yè lù wǒ kě bù fàng xīnI'm worried about you walking alone at night.

HSK 1

0:03s

没事的我一个人可以你去吧

méi shì de wǒ yí gè rén kě yǐ nǐ qù baIt's okay. I can manage it alone. You go.

HSK 7

0:03s

侯爷幸好您没事

hóu yé xìng hǎo nín méi shìYour Lordship, fortunately you are safe.

HSK 7

0:03s

绝对不能白白牺牲

jué duì bù néng bái bái xī shēngwould die in vain.

HSK 5

0:03s

那魏宣在军中简直就是胡来

nà wèi xuān zài jūn zhōng jiǎn zhí jiù shì hú láiThat Wei Xuan is running rampant in the army.

HSK 3

0:03s

那厮天天在军中耀武扬威

nà sī tiān tiān zài jūn zhōng yào wǔ yáng wēiHe flaunts his power every day.

HSK 5

0:03s

我绝对不能重蹈覆辙

wǒ jué duì bù néng chóng dǎo fù zhéI absolutely cannot repeat the same mistake.

HSK 1

0:03s

魏宣这人好大喜功

wèi xuān zhè rén hào dà xǐ gōngWei Xuan is ambitious for great achievements.

HSK 3

0:03s

就让魏宣带着手底下那帮草包

jiù ràng wèi xuān dài zhuó shǒu dǐ xià nà bāng cǎo bāoand let Wei Xuan and those idiots under his command

HSK 4

0:03s

到时候我自有战法

dào shí hòu wǒ zì yǒu zhàn fǎBy then, I will have my own strategy.

HSK 3

0:03s

那个猪头肉可受欢迎了

nà ge zhū tóu ròu kě shòu huān yíng leThe pig head meat was very popular.

HSK 4

0:03s

这种辛苦可以多多来

zhè zhǒng xīn kǔ kě yǐ duō duō láiI welcome this kind of work.

HSK 1

0:03s

谁你们什么人

shuí nǐ men shén me rénWho is it? Who are you?