What Does "规矩是死的人是活的" (guī jǔ shì sǐ de rén shì huó de) Mean?

guī规jǔ矩shì是sǐ死de的 rén人shì是huó活de的

Rules are rigid, but people are flexible.

HSK Vocabulary

规矩H6 是H1 死H4 的H1 人H1 活H4

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E17

Clip Timestamp

2:03

TMDB ID

292696

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	你就要带我进去	nǐ jiù yào dài wǒ jìn qù	And you'll let me in?
2▶	规矩是死的人是活的	guī jǔ shì sǐ de rén shì huó de	Rules are rigid, but people are flexible.
3	二位来赏我们的店已经是我们的荣幸了	èr wèi lái shǎng wǒ men de diàn yǐ jīng shì wǒ men de róng xìng le	You two visiting is a great honor for our shop.

More Clips From Episode

Total 131 clips (Page 6 of 7)

HSK 5

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甚是无趣呀世子言重了

shèn shì wú qù ya shì zi yán zhòng leIt's quite boring. Please don't say that.

HSK 5

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今日来得早不如来得巧

jīn rì lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎoYou came just in time today.

HSK 6

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秦护卫很不给面子嘛

qín hù wèi hěn bù gěi miàn zi maYou are very disapproving, Guard Qin.

HSK 2

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这样很不好

zhè yàng hěn bù hǎoThat's not good.

HSK 4

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各有优劣却难分高下

gè yǒu yōu liè què nán fēn gāo xiàEach has its merits and drawbacks, hard to rank.

HSK 3

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你可让我好找啊

nǐ kě ràng wǒ hǎo zhǎo aI've been looking for you.

潭主簿怎么把这些东西带回来的待会啊

HSK 3

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潭主簿怎么把这些东西带回来的待会啊

tán zhǔ bù zěn me bǎ zhè xiē dōng xī dài huí lái de dài huì aHow did Registrar Tan bring those things back? Later, ask him properly for me.

HSK 5

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你替我好好问问他好

nǐ tì wǒ hǎo hǎo wèn wèn tā hǎoLater, ask him properly for me. Alright.

HSK 3

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其他人都不能进来了

qí tā rén dōu bù néng jìn lái leNo one else can enter.

HSK 7

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难怪你不让我拆你房中这些铁环

nán guài nǐ bù ràng wǒ chāi nǐ fáng zhōng zhè xiē tiě huánNo wonder you won't let me remove those iron rings in your room,

HSK 7

0:03s

原来是想扮猪吃老虎啊

yuán lái shì xiǎng bàn zhū chī lǎo hǔ aSo you're playing the pig to outwit the tiger.

HSK 4

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不可能心中全无芥蒂

bù kě néng xīn zhōng quán wú jiè dìAs her son, he must have some resentment.

HSK 7

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心思通透又讲道理

xīn sī tōng tòu yòu jiǎng dào lǐclear-minded and reasonable.

HSK 2

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说得他哑口无言

shuō dé tā yǎ kǒu wú yánI was confident and left him speechless.

HSK 7

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我是不会让自己吃亏的

wǒ shì bú huì ràng zì jǐ chī kuī deI won't let myself be taken advantage of.

HSK 5

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殿下就不用安慰我了

diàn xià jiù bù yòng ān wèi wǒ leYou don't need to console me.

HSK 6

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叶璃囊空如洗寸步难行

yè lí náng kōng rú xǐ cùn bù nán xíng(Ye Li was penniless and found it hard to move.)

HSK 3

0:03s

殿下吃糖吗我不吃了

diàn xià chī táng ma wǒ bù chī leWant some candy? I'm not eating.

HSK 4

0:03s

那你等我一会我们去散步

nà nǐ děng wǒ yī huì wǒ men qù sàn bùThen wait for me a bit. Let's go for a walk.

HSK 6

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她总是一个人自言自语

tā zǒng shì yí gè rén zì yán zì yǔ(She always talks to herself.)