墕王好客 盛情难却
“[Emperor of Yan is hospitable. I couldn't refuse his hospitality] Emperor of Yan is hospitable. I couldn't refuse his hospitality...”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
头疼病又犯了
“that his headache flared up again.”
墕王好客 盛情难却
“[Emperor of Yan is hospitable. I couldn't refuse his hospitality] Emperor of Yan is hospitable. I couldn't refuse his hospitality...”
汪昭被墕王扣下了
“Wang Zhao was detained by the Emperor of Yan?”
“He wasn't merely invited; he was taken hostage under the guise of hospitality.”
In classical court struggles, house arrest or hostage-taking was often euphemistically framed as lavish hospitality to maintain face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
hard to refuse such generous hospitality
A common four-character idiom used when accepting an invitation politely or ironically describing forced compliance.