How to say "古人云 未虑胜 先虑败" (gǔ rén yún wèi lǜ shèng xiān lǜ bài) in Chinese dialogue

gǔ古rén人yún云 wèi未lǜ虑shèng胜 xiān先lǜ虑bài败

as the saying goes, "Think first of defeat, then of victory."

HSK Vocabulary
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Source Media
TV Series
Season & Episode
S1 E37
Clip Timestamp
15:26
TMDB ID
292696
Conversation Context
LineChinesePinyinTranslation
1陛下bì xiàYour Majesty,
2▶古人云 未虑胜 先虑败gǔ rén yún wèi lǜ shèng xiān lǜ bàias the saying goes, "Think first of defeat, then of victory."
3老臣以为lǎo chén yǐ wéiIn my opinion,

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挡我者推之 逆我者除之
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挡我者推之 逆我者除之
dǎng wǒ zhě tuī zhī nì wǒ zhě chú zhīI pushed aside those blocking me. I eliminated those against me.

往往事过境迁
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往往事过境迁
wǎng wǎng shì guò jìng qiānAfter situations changed,

就是做了 收不回来
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就是做了 收不回来
jiù shì zuò le shōu bù huí láiis done, and can't be undone.

以为有些路非走不可 非争不可
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以为有些路非走不可 非争不可
yǐ wéi yǒu xiē lù fēi zǒu bù kě fēi zhēng bù kěI thought some paths must be taken and fought for.

所以母后是回来 替我收拾残局的
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所以母后是回来 替我收拾残局的
suǒ yǐ mǔ hòu shì huí lái tì wǒ shōu shí cán jú deSo, did you come back to clean up the mess for me?

老夫年迈体衰
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老夫年迈体衰
lǎo fū nián mài tǐ shuāiI am old and frail,

又何必叨扰太后呢
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又何必叨扰太后呢
yòu hé bì tāo rǎo tài hòu neWhy would I trouble Your Majesty?

一直有一件事
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一直有一件事
yì zhí yǒu yī jiàn shìthere's one thing

国公 还须节哀
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国公 还须节哀
guó gōng hái xū jié āiDuke, you must restrain your grief.

断粮断药
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断粮断药
duàn liáng duàn yàolacking food and medicine.

离山人才济济
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离山人才济济
lí shān rén cái jǐ jǐLishan Mountain was full of talented people,

扣在本宫头上吗
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扣在本宫头上吗
kòu zài běn gōng tóu shàng maon me?

本宫也是今日才知
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本宫也是今日才知
běn gōng yě shì jīn rì cái zhīI only learned about it today as well.

所以想找一个替罪之人
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所以想找一个替罪之人
suǒ yǐ xiǎng zhǎo yí gè tì zuì zhī rénso seeking a scapegoat

是老夫愧对青云
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是老夫愧对青云
shì lǎo fū kuì duì qīng yúnI failed Qingyun.

难以安心 不过
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难以安心 不过
nán yǐ ān xīn bù guòI will find it hard to be at peace. However,

全然无辜
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全然无辜
quán rán wú gūcompletely innocent?

就可以妄言犯上
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就可以妄言犯上
jiù kě yǐ wàng yán fàn shàngto pin this fabricated accusation on me.

病残体虚
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病残体虚
bìng cán tǐ xūsick, disabled, and frail.

还有何可惧
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还有何可惧
hái yǒu hé kě jùWhat else is there to fear?

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