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 7 of 7)

HSK 1

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你也是吃完我给你唱歌听

nǐ yě shì chī wán wǒ gěi nǐ chàng gē tīngYou too. After you finish, I'll sing for you.

HSK 6

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回头我也拿给你试试

huí tóu wǒ yě ná gěi nǐ shì shìI'll try it on you later.

HSK 7

0:03s

王妃许是太孤单了吧

wáng fēi xǔ shì tài gū dān le baHer Highness is probably too lonely.

HSK 7

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只不过这症结在心不在身

zhǐ bù guò zhè zhēng jié zài xīn bù zài shēnbut the root is in the heart, not the body.

HSK 7

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那王妃岂不是疯了

nà wáng fēi qǐ bù shì fēng leThen isn't Her Highness mad?

HSK 2

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也不能就说是魇症

yě bù néng jiù shuō shì yǎn zhèngIt can't just be called madness.

HSK 5

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与贴身丫鬟情同姐妹

yǔ tiē shēn yā huán qíng tóng jiě mèiand was like sisters with her personal maid.

那该如何医治有什么见效快的办法

HSK 7

0:03s

那该如何医治有什么见效快的办法

nà gāi rú hé yī zhì yǒu shén me jiàn xiào kuài de bàn fǎHow should it be treated? Any quick-acting method?

HSK 5

0:03s

家中亲人多多陪伴

jiā zhōng qīn rén duō duō péi bànFamily members should keep her more company.

HSK 6

0:03s

干吗不许看

gàn má bù xǔ kànWhat? No peeking.

HSK 3

0:03s

那你先喝汤你先过去

nà nǐ xiān hē tāng nǐ xiān guò qùDrink the soup first. Go over there first.