把我当作一枚棋子
“treated me as a pawn.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
把 我 当作 一枚棋子
“treated me as a pawn.”
“Your father used me ruthlessly and discarded me; do not act like your family is innocent.”
Derived from traditional board games like Weiqi (Go) or Xiangqi (Chinese chess), referring to individuals whose fates are manipulated entirely by powerful figures.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to treat someone as a pawn / chess piece
A vivid metaphorical chunk used when describing being manipulated or used by someone in power for their own schemes.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I was nothing more than a disposable pawn to you.”
“so I was just a pawn too.”
“Or "what kind of pawn Ji Feng is using me as?”
“are nothing more than pawns to be manipulated.”
“please don't use me as a tool in your family infighting.”