做小伏低十年之久
“scheming for ten years.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你勾结宋三叔
“You conspired with Uncle Song,”
做小伏低 十年之久
“scheming for ten years.”
无论你母亲是不是被毒死
“Whether your mother was poisoned or not,”
“You pretended to be docile and harmless for a whole decade just waiting for your chance.”
Chinese culture frequently features the trope of hiding one's capabilities and enduring humiliation over years to achieve ultimate revenge or political success.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to act servile; to grovel; to play the subservient role
An idiomatic expression describing humbling oneself excessively or swallowing one's pride to bide time.
as long as (a duration)
A literary suffix attached after a time duration to emphasize how surprisingly or remarkably long it was.