这其他的妃嫔们 都费尽心思地想要争宠呢
“all other consorts are doing everything they can to vie for His Majesty’s attention.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“and she herself fallen out of His Majesty's favor,”
这其他的妃嫔们 都 费尽心思 地 想要 争宠呢
“all other consorts are doing everything they can to vie for His Majesty’s attention.”
让她们争去吧
“Let them fight for it.”
“Everyone else is fighting tooth and nail for the emperor; you cannot afford to just sit back and do nothing.”
In imperial Chinese courts, an imperial consort's status, safety, and family fortune depended almost entirely on winning the emperor's personal favor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to rack one's brains; to exhaust all mental efforts
Use this four-character idiom when describing someone working meticulously or scheming extensively to achieve a goal.
to compete for favor or affection
Frequently used in historical palace dramas to describe concubines vying for imperial attention, or metaphorically in workplace rivalries.
Highlights an ongoing state or contrast, drawing the listener's attention to an urgent surrounding reality.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“As consorts, we should keep to our place.”
“The Noble Consort may be favoured in the palace,”
“The Noble Consort has indeed maintained her beauty,”
“The consorts and princes are getting better,”
“For such a big matter as being made Noble Consort,”
“She's clearly coveting the Crown Princess's title.”