对聂氏的秘密了如指掌
“knows the Nie clan's secrets so well.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
倒是这黑衣人
“But this man in black”
对聂氏的 秘密 了如指掌
“knows the Nie clan's secrets so well.”
“Bury her according to the rites of a chief's wife”
“This person must be one of our own to know this much.”
In Chinese clan and martial arts narratives, closely guarded familial secrets falling into outsider hands usually indicates betrayal from within the inner circle.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to know like the back of one's hand; to be thoroughly familiar with
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used in formal or spoken contexts to describe complete mastery or thorough knowledge of a situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mrs. Nie will find out the truth sooner or later.”
“Sadly, none within the sect could restrain the Nie clan.”
“You share a rock-solid relationship with Mr. Nie.”
“Other secrets… We can't even start.”
“knows too many of our secrets.”
“So many secrets!”