不过积少成多 用不了多久就会毒发
“But little by little, it will strike before long.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
都无法察觉
“Even a silver needle test couldn't detect it.”
不过 积少成多 用不了多久 就会毒发
“But little by little, it will strike before long.”
而且 找不到投毒的证据
“And what's more, there's no proof of poisoning.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese historical narratives, undetectable cumulative poisons (manxing du) are classic tropes of palace conspiracies.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
small amounts accumulate into a lot
An idiomatic chengyu widely used both for positive savings and negative cumulative risks.
it won't take long / before long
Extremely common time phrase indicating that a predicted event will happen shortly.
for poison to manifest / take effect
Specific medical/historical drama term referring to the sudden outbreak of poisoning symptoms.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Little by little adds up.”
“Taken over time,”
“but they make a mickle. I had to find the best price.”
“It's called "gathering the scattered into one."”
“Why were there so many unnecessary moves?”
“♪ Never mind fate dyes white crimson red ♪ are very few indeed.”