他们看似舍近求远
“They seemed to go the long way around”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
首要严查封锁的 必然是离万安更近的东门
“The first to be sealed off would surely be the East Gate, closer to Wan'an.”
他们看似 舍近求远
“They seemed to go the long way around”
“but were avoiding the main risk. Gao Wenhuan's personal guard said”
“Don't be fooled by their seemingly roundabout route; it's a calculated move.”
Derived from classical Chinese military philosophy, surface irrationality is often interpreted as a calculated diversion masking the true objective.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
seek what is far away while neglecting what is close; take a roundabout way
Use this idiom to criticize or note when someone chooses an unnecessarily complicated or circuitous method.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why did they take a detour then?”
“is being this close, yet unable to meet.”
“and take you and the baby”
“and fence sitters.”
“living in such a remote place.”
“made us seem distant and estranged.”