他若有把柄在燕迟手中
“If he had a weakness in Yan Chi's hands,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
消息一出来 他早早地就退股了
“He withdrew his investment as soon as the news broke.”
他若 有把柄 在燕迟手中
“If he had a weakness in Yan Chi's hands,”
我是绝不可能向太子殿下 推举他的 大公子放心
“I would never recommend him to the Crown Prince. Please rest assured.”
“Don't worry, I know better than to endorse a walking liability who could bring us all down.”
In traditional bureaucratic networks, recommending an official ties one's fate to theirs; a single vulnerability can destroy the entire faction.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
leverage; damaging secret; handle
Refers to compromising evidence or vulnerability that an opponent can exploit against someone.
in the hands of...
Commonly used to denote possession of control, power, or incriminating evidence by a specific person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“♪ Beyond the reach of darkest night ♪ will never let him get away in this lifetime.”
“only because Yan Chi humiliated you in front of everyone.”
“together with Yan Chi, to avenge your bloodshed.”
“there's no need for me to hold back.”
“there's nothing Yan Chi can do.”
“then what am I here for?”