就不怕谢燕芳趁机坐大？
“are you not afraid that Xie Yanfang will grow stronger?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
您除掉我的人
“by eliminating my people,”
就不怕 谢燕芳 趁机 坐大 ？
“are you not afraid that Xie Yanfang will grow stronger?”
“It will be even harder to control him then.”
“You weakened me, but you are creating a far worse monster that will devour you next.”
Imperial and political strategies heavily rely on balancing rival factions; eliminating one party risks allowing another to monopolize power and become uncontrollable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to seize the opportunity / to take advantage of the situation
Commonly used in both spoken and written Chinese to describe someone opportunistically exploiting an opening.
to grow too powerful to control
A classic political or strategic idiom referring to factions or forces expanding their power unchecked.
