What Does "都还需要由头不成" (dōu hái xū yào yóu tou bù chéng) Mean?

dōu都hái还xū需yào要yóu由tou头bù不chéng成

just to see you?

HSK Vocabulary

都H1 还H1 需要H3 由H4 头H2 不成H6

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E13

Clip Timestamp

37:30

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	母妃竟连召见你一面	mǔ fēi jìng lián zhào jiàn nǐ yí miàn	Do I really need a reason
2▶	都还需要由头不成	dōu hái xū yào yóu tou bù chéng	just to see you?
3	儿臣不是这个意思	ér chén bú shì zhè ge yì si	That's not what I meant.

More Clips From Episode

Total 227 clips (Page 5 of 12)

HSK 7

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身上有一股陈皮糖的味道

shēn shàng yǒu yī gǔ chén pí táng de wèi dàoYou smell like tangerine peel candy.

HSK 1

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你现在想吃吗

nǐ xiàn zài xiǎng chī maDo you want some now?

HSK 5

0:03s

你们俩认真的呀

nǐ men liǎ rèn zhēn de yaSo you two are actually serious?

HSK 3

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其实我心里清楚

qí shí wǒ xīn lǐ qīng chǔActually, I know deep down

HSK 7

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迟早是要走的

chí zǎo shì yào zǒu dehe'd leave sooner or later.

HSK 2

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我话里话外问过他好几回

wǒ huà lǐ huà wài wèn guò tā hǎo jǐ huíI've hinted at it several times,

HSK 2

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你家那位看起来

nǐ jiā nà wèi kàn qǐ láiYour man does seem to be

HSK 5

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的确不像个池中物

dí què bù xiàng gè chí zhōng wùtoo big a fish for your small pond.

HSK 4

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那就在他走之前跟他要个孩子

nà jiù zài tā zǒu zhī qián gēn tā yào gè hái zijust have a baby with him before he goes.

HSK 4

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要是孩子跟他长得一样好看

yào shì hái zi gēn tā zhǎng dé yī yàng hǎo kànif the child turns out as good-looking as him,

HSK 3

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这样不行吧

zhè yàng bù xíng baThat won't do, right?

HSK 1

0:03s

这不是耍流氓吗

zhè bú shì shuǎ liú máng maWouldn't that basically be taking advantage of him?

HSK 6

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舍不得娃套不着狼

shě bù dé wá tào bù zhe lángYou know the saying, "you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb."

HSK 6

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是舍不得喂狼套不着娃

shì shě bù dé wèi láng tào bù zhe wáyou won't get a baby without feeding the wolf.

HSK 2

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这事啊包在姐身上

zhè shì a bāo zài jiě shēn shàngLeave this to me.

HSK 2

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侯爷不请小的进去坐坐吗

hóu yé bù qǐng xiǎo de jìn qù zuò zuò maWon't Your Lordship invite me in?

HSK 7

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有幸见过侯爷风采

yǒu xìng jiàn guò hóu yé fēng cǎiI was lucky enough to have seen Your Lordship there.

HSK 7

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今日登门所为何事

jīn rì dēng mén suǒ wèi hé shìWhy are you here today?

HSK 7

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举国上下众所皆知

jǔ guó shàng xià zhòng suǒ jiē zhīwhich is a fact known throughout the whole country.

HSK 7

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小的也为侯爷鸣不平啊

xiǎo de yě wèi hóu yé míng bù píng aI too feel indignation on Your Lordship's behalf.