想杀他易如反掌
“Killing him would've been effortless.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
当时祐辰安已经昏迷
“You Chen'an was already unconscious at that time.”
想杀他 易如反掌
“Killing him would've been effortless.”
所以
“So”
“If we wanted him dead, he would already be dead, so stop suspecting us.”
Highlighting an unexploited extreme advantage is a classic rhetorical device in Chinese storytelling to establish innocence or restraint.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if (one) wanted to kill him
A conditional phrase implying an unrealized intent.
as easy as turning one's hand; effortless
A very common Chengyu used to describe an exceptionally simple task.