此乃将计就计
“It's called beating them at their own game.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
此乃 将计就计
“It's called beating them at their own game.”
一者
“First,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese narrative traditions place immense intellectual value on turning an adversary's plot upside down rather than using brute force.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to turn someone's own plot against them; to beat someone at their own game
A common idiom used when pretending to fall into a trap in order to outmaneuver the schemer.
this is indeed
Formal classical equivalent of '这是', frequently heard in historical or martial dramas.