不敢跟本王较劲
“doesn't dare to challenge me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I just fear that the current feeble Great Tang”
不敢 跟本王 较劲
“doesn't dare to challenge me.”
去那干嘛
“Where are you going?”
“Nobody has the guts to stand up to me, and you shouldn't either.”
Nobles in imperial China used distinctive pronouns like '本王' to continuously assert their royal status and social distance from subordinates.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this Prince / I (used by royal princes in dynastic eras)
An archaic self-appellation reserved for kings and princes in costume historical dramas.
to lock horns; to contend or clash with
A common spoken term indicating a competitive struggle or stubborn contest of wills.