要跟太后斗上一斗
“wanting to challenge the Empress Dowager.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
咱们这个傀儡皇帝 可算是长了些反骨啊
“Our puppet Emperor has finally started to resist,”
要跟太后 斗上一斗
“wanting to challenge the Empress Dowager.”
仅凭庾嫔一封书信
“Based on just one letter from Concubine Yu,”
“He really thinks he has what it takes to challenge the Empress Dowager.”
Refers to factional palace warfare where puppet sovereigns attempted to wrestle authority back from imperial regents.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to engage in a brief fight/struggle
A reduplicated verbal structure that implies giving a contest a try, often used casually or dismissively.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let the Empress Dowager and Emperor fight it out.”
“it is your decision, Your Majesty.”
“It seems the Empress Dowager means to make an example of him.”
“Can't be the Empress Dowager's faction fighting among themselves.”
“[May Mercy Guide All to Salvation] You should address the Empress Dowager as Imperial Mother.”
“Is it the Empress Dowager who opposes it,”