堂而皇之地引入京中
“to bring the rebel troops openly into the Capital.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
将叛逆之师
“to bring the rebel troops”
堂而皇之 地引入京中
“to bring the rebel troops openly into the Capital.”
“How dare anyone bring an open rebellion force right into the capital without shame?”
In imperial dynastic politics, leading armed forces into the capital without imperial decree was the ultimate act of treason and disruption of celestial order.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
grandly; brazenly; in broad daylight with impunity
A chengyu used to describe doing something bold, often with an overt or shameless lack of concealment.
Adverbial marker connecting the descriptive idiom to the verb.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You brazenly went to a young lady's house.”
“some grand,”
“The Capital is treacherous.”
“so much has already happened in the Capital.”
“At present, devotion to the holy monk is sweeping the capital.”
“Even if we turn the capital upside down,”