胆子够大 反其道而行 藏于京中
“Second, be bold enough to go against expectations and hide in the capital.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
第一条 当即逃离京城 第二条
“First, flee the capital immediately. Second, be bold enough to go against expectations”
胆子够大 反其道而行 藏于京中
“Second, be bold enough to go against expectations and hide in the capital.”
袁放遇刺当日 皇上震怒 当即下令封锁了各条要道
“On the day Yuan Fang was killed, His Majesty was furious and ordered all major roads blocked right away.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Hiding in the most dangerous, central spot (the capital) reflects the classic Chinese military idiom 'the most dangerous place is the safest place'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
audacious enough / quite bold
Used in spoken Chinese to comment on someone taking an exceptionally daring risk.
to act in a diametrically opposed way / do the exact reverse
A common four-character idiom describing a counter-intuitive or contrarian tactic.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How dare you! You... Gu Jinzhao,”
“Such nerve.”
“How dare they”
“You two sure are brazen.”
“Too timid. They won't achieve much.”
“who's strong-willed and brave.”