你不要听她挑拨离间
“don't listen to her sowing discord.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
段长老
“Elder Duan,”
你不要 听她 挑拨离间
“don't listen to her sowing discord.”
“She is lying to turn you against me, trust me instead.”
A classic strategy in Chinese martial arts and political intrigue where an enemy manipulates internal factional distrust to destroy an alliance from within.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to drive a wedge between people; sow discord
A very common four-character idiom used when an outsider attempts to sabotage a relationship or alliance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm not here to drive a wedge between you.”
“Don't try to drive a wedge between us here.”
“He's just trying to stir trouble, Master Bai Ze. Don't listen to him.”
“they're sowing discord, don't fall for it.”
“Don't take what she says too seriously.”
“Don't listen to her nonsense.”
“[Theory of Relativity] No, just ignore their nonsense. Whose team are you on?”