足以撼动你的根基
“were potent enough to shake your foundations.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
看来张恒远知晓的隐秘
“It seems the secrets Zhang Hengyuan knew”
足以撼动你的根基
“were potent enough to shake your foundations.”
他与苍北私通
“Is his collusion with Cangbei related to you?”
“Do not underestimate this; it could destroy everything you have built.”
In Chinese historical drama dynamics, an official's 'foundation' (根基) involves ancestry, court alliances, and royal trust; shaking it means total ruin for the entire clan.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sufficient to / enough to
Used in formal or written contexts before a verb phrase to denote adequate capacity or degree to produce an effect.
to shake / to undermine
Often used metaphorically with abstract nouns like status, foundation, or conviction.
foundation / political or social standing
Refers to the deep-seated power, lineage, or network that sustains someone's elevated position.
