住在一个老鼠一样的地道里
“living in a tunnel like a rat.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
穿个太监的衣服
“I'm wearing eunuch's clothes,”
住在一个 老鼠一样 的地道里
“living in a tunnel like a rat.”
成何体统 这皇宫里除了皇上就是太监
“What a disgrace! In this palace, besides His Majesty, it's all eunuchs.”
“This hiding place is utterly humiliating and miserable.”
In historical court contexts, covert agents or disgraced figures often had to endure squalor that sharply contrasted with imperial grandeur, causing deep status anxiety.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
like a rat; mouse-like
Used figuratively in spoken Chinese to convey stealth, cowardice, or utterly squalid conditions.