What Does "暴殄天物" (bào tiǎn tiān wù) Mean?

bào暴tiǎn殄tiān天wù物

"Squandering a treasure"?

HSK Vocabulary

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E12

Clip Timestamp

17:59

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	真不错	zhēn bù cuò	Really nice.
2▶	暴殄天物	bào tiǎn tiān wù	"Squandering a treasure"?
3	暴殄天物什么意思	bào tiǎn tiān wù shén me yì si	What does that mean?

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 2

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一会儿要罚酒一杯

yī huì er yào fá jiǔ yī bēiYou must drink a penalty drink later.

HSK 6

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快看看今天宋夫人这打扮

kuài kàn kàn jīn tiān sòng fū rén zhè dǎ bànLook at Madam Song's outfit today.

HSK 3

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可是越来越有贵气了

kě shì yuè lái yuè yǒu guì qì leShe's looking more and more noble.

HSK 7

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刘夫人您过奖了

liú fū rén nín guò jiǎng leI'm flattered, Madam Liu.

HSK 6

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今天能够得到各位夫人的邀请

jīn tiān néng gòu dé dào gè wèi fū rén de yāo qǐngIt is my honor to be invited

HSK 7

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那才是我的荣幸呢

nà cái shì wǒ de róng xìng neby you ladies today.

HSK 3

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这可真真的不好找啊

zhè kě zhēn zhēn de bù hǎo zhǎo aThis is truly hard to come by.

HSK 7

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怪不得是亲家母送的呀

guài bù dé shì qìng jia mǔ sòng de yaNo wonder! So it was a gift from your in-law.

HSK 7

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你不是故意跟着我过来捣乱的吧

nǐ bú shì gù yì gēn zhe wǒ guò lái dǎo luàn de baYou didn't follow me here just to cause trouble, did you?

HSK 2

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怎么这楼你买下来了

zěn me zhè lóu nǐ mǎi xià lái leWhat? Did you buy this building?

HSK 5

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不认识谁认识她呀

bù rèn shí shuí rèn shí tā yaNo. Who would know her?

HSK 6

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刘夫人我跟你说

liú fū rén wǒ gēn nǐ shuōMadam Liu, let me tell you something.

HSK 5

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讲究的就是门当户对

jiǎng jiū de jiù shì mén dāng hù duìall about matching social status.

HSK 7

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这人品修养不行的呀

zhè rén pǐn xiū yǎng bù xíng de yaIf the character and upbringing are poor,

HSK 7

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可万万结不得

kě wàn wàn jié bù dé-shall never take place. -Indeed.

HSK 7

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这县太爷可真是大方

zhè xiàn tài yé kě zhēn shì dà fāngThe Magistrate is truly generous.

HSK 4

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把你家宋举人卖了个好价钱

bǎ nǐ jiā sòng jǔ rén mài le gè hǎo jià qiánon selling your Scholar Song for a good price.

HSK 4

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咱们赶紧进去吧

zán men gǎn jǐn jìn qù baLet's go inside quickly.

HSK 5

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胡说八道的什么呀

hú shuō bā dào de shén me yaJust nonsense. Forget about it.

HSK 7

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浅浅敬二位一杯

qiǎn qiǎn jìng èr wèi yī bēiHere's a toast to you both.