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 3 of 7)

HSK 7

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那不如与我对弈一局

nà bù rú yǔ wǒ duì yì yī júHow about playing a round with me?

HSK 1

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明日我们再来一局

míng rì wǒ men zài lái yī júLet's play another round tomorrow.

HSK 3

0:03s

你让人给我送药又送吃的

nǐ ràng rén gěi wǒ sòng yào yòu sòng chī deYou sent me medicine and food.

HSK 6

0:03s

那天晚上有没有被吓着

nà tiān wǎn shàng yǒu méi yǒu bèi xià zheWere you scared that night?

HSK 1

0:03s

zhī dào zhī dàoI know.

HSK 3

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这什么东东西啊

zhè shén me dōng dōng xī aWhat is this?

HSK 4

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上回关键时候就用完了

shàng huí guān jiàn shí hòu jiù yòng wán leLast time it ran out at a critical moment.

HSK 3

0:03s

茱萸还能这么用呢

zhū yú hái néng zhè me yòng neI didn't know cornel could be used like that.

HSK 1

0:03s

是谁在此处弈棋

shì shuí zài cǐ chù yì qíWho is playing Go here?

HSK 5

0:03s

似乎还没有下完

sì hū hái méi yǒu xià wánLooks like the game isn't over.

HSK 7

0:03s

那真可谓是神交

nà zhēn kě wèi shì shén jiāoThat was really a meeting of kindred spirits.

HSK 2

0:03s

就是心有灵犀的那一刻

jiù shì xīn yǒu líng xī de nà yī kèthat moment of connection.

HSK 4

0:03s

我的棋艺定能更上一层楼

wǒ de qí yì dìng néng gèng shàng yī céng lóumy skills will improve even further.

HSK 3

0:03s

我马上就能和他见面了

wǒ mǎ shàng jiù néng hé tā jiàn miàn leI'll be able to meet him soon.

HSK 7

0:03s

一定要一起切磋棋艺

yí dìng yào yì qǐ qiē cuō qí yìyou must play a game together.

HSK 1

0:03s

公公子家里来人了

gōng gōng zi jiā lǐ lái rén leY-Young Master! Someone from home is here.

HSK 4

0:03s

娘娘因为这件事气得不轻

niáng niáng yīn wèi zhè jiàn shì qì dé bù qīngShe's furious about this.

HSK 7

0:03s

lǎo nú wú néngI apologize for my incompetence.

HSK 1

0:03s

殿下请移驾

diàn xià qǐng yí jiàYour Highness, please.

HSK 5

0:03s

都是您在同我下棋吗

dōu shì nín zài tóng wǒ xià qí mahave you been the one playing Go with me?