也就不敢轻举妄动了
“they dare not strike.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
贼人看到门口 停着郑大人府的轿子
“When the bandits saw Lord Zheng's carriage parked out front,”
也就 不敢 轻举妄动 了
“they dare not strike.”
郑二公子 这么尊贵的身份
“You hold such an exalted status.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Displays of status symbols like high officials' sedans were routinely used in historical China to ward off common criminals without physical force.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to act rashly or make a reckless move
A common formal idiom used when warning someone against acting impulsively or describing an enemy hesitating to attack.
Indicates a newly realized state or outcome resulting from the preceding deterrent condition.