这万一有个差池
“If anything goes wrong,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Relations between the Great Tang and Nanzhao are tense.”
这 万一有个差池
“If anything goes wrong,”
“Xiao Jinyu can keep himself away from trouble,”
“If anything goes wrong, we take the fall while he walks away completely unscathed.”
In court intrigue and bureaucratic warfare, officials are acutely aware of who holds liability, constantly guarding against rivals deflecting blame (推卸责任).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just in case / if by any chance
Used to introduce an unlikely but high-stakes or catastrophic hypothetical scenario.
something goes wrong / a mishap occurs
A slightly formal, traditional euphemism for a major blunder, accident, or unexpected slip-up.