What Does "都说宰相肚里能撑船" (dōu shuō zǎi xiàng dù lǐ néng chēng chuán) Mean?

dōu都shuō说zǎi宰xiàng相dù肚lǐ里néng能chēng撑chuán船

They say a minister's heart can hold a boat.

HSK Vocabulary

都H1 说H1 里H1 能H1

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E6

Clip Timestamp

6:06

TMDB ID

283952

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	就是	jiù shì	Exactly.
2▶	都说宰相肚里能撑船	dōu shuō zǎi xiàng dù lǐ néng chēng chuán	They say a minister's heart can hold a boat.
3	陈大人虽然还不是宰相但也半只脚入阁了	chén dà rén suī rán hái bú shì zǎi xiàng dàn yě bàn zhǐ jiǎo rù gé le	Lord Chen is not yet a prime minister, but he's nearly in the Secretariat.

More Clips From Episode

Total 203 clips (Page 9 of 11)

HSK 5

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就怪那聂家娘子克夫

jiù guài nà niè jiā niáng zǐ kè fūso they blamed Madam Nie for bringing misfortune.

小的虽然不明白他们说的是什么但小的知道

HSK 3

0:03s

小的虽然不明白他们说的是什么但小的知道

xiǎo de suī rán bù míng bái tā men shuō de shì shén me dàn xiǎo de zhī dàoThough I didn't understand what they meant, I knew

HSK 4

0:03s

那聂家娘子是姑娘要找的人

nà niè jiā niáng zǐ shì gū niáng yào zhǎo de rénMadam Nie Madam Nie

于是小的就把她们安排到绸缎庄了

HSK 4

0:03s

于是小的就把她们安排到绸缎庄了

yú shì xiǎo de jiù bǎ tā men ān pái dào chóu duàn zhuāng leSo I placed them at the silk shop.

HSK 5

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有擅专之处还请姑娘责罚

yǒu shàn zhuān zhī chù hái qǐng gū niáng zé fáIf I overstepped, please punish me.

HSK 7

0:03s

责罚你办事太到位

zé fá nǐ bàn shì tài dào wèiFor doing the job too well?

HSK 6

0:03s

敢问这位可是顾姑娘

gǎn wèn zhè wèi kě shì gù gū niángMay I ask, are you Miss Gu?

HSK 7

0:03s

多谢顾姑娘的手下为小妇人解围

duō xiè gù gū niáng de shǒu xià wèi xiǎo fù rén jiě wéiThank you, Miss Gu's servant for helping me out of trouble.

HSK 3

0:03s

不敢不敢快快请起

bù gǎn bù gǎn kuài kuài qǐng qǐPlease, no need. Please rise.

HSK 7

0:03s

便托我过来探望您

biàn tuō wǒ guò lái tàn wàng nínso he asked me to visit you.

HSK 7

0:03s

谁曾想正巧碰见了有人在闹事

shuí céng xiǎng zhèng qiǎo pèng jiàn le yǒu rén zài nào shìWho would have thought we'd happen upon a disturbance?

HSK 6

0:03s

所以特意让我带了礼物过来

suǒ yǐ tè yì ràng wǒ dài le lǐ wù guò láiSo he specially asked me to bring gifts.

HSK 2

0:03s

是啊都是给你的

shì a dōu shì gěi nǐ deYes, all for you.

HSK 7

0:03s

娘我可以拿吗

niáng wǒ kě yǐ ná maMother, may I take them?

HSK 5

0:03s

既是给你的你便拿去玩吧

jì shì gěi nǐ de nǐ biàn ná qù wán baSince they are for you, take them and play.

HSK 6

0:03s

姑娘我去添些茶水点心

gū niáng wǒ qù tiān xiē chá shuǐ diǎn xīnMiss, I'll bring more tea and snacks.

HSK 6

0:03s

这是金创药您拿回去涂抹伤口

zhè shì jīn chuàng yào nín ná huí qù tú mǒ shāng kǒuThis is wound medicine. Take it home and apply it to your wounds.

HSK 4

0:03s

说一千道一万

shuō yī qiān dào yī wànAfter all is said and done,

HSK 6

0:03s

嫁个这么个狠心薄命的死鬼

jià gè zhè me gè hěn xīn bó mìng de sǐ guǐI married such a heartless, short-lived wretch.

你爹爹丢下我们俩不管自己死了去

HSK 4

0:03s

你爹爹丢下我们俩不管自己死了去

nǐ diē diē diū xià wǒ men liǎ bù guǎn zì jǐ sǐ le qùYour father left us both behind and went off to die alone.