庾嫔得宠后 更是压得淑妃抬不起头
“After Concubine Yu gained favor, she kept Consort Shu thoroughly suppressed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
两家向来就有龃龉
“had long been at odds.”
庾嫔得宠后 更是压得 淑妃 抬不起头
“After Concubine Yu gained favor, she kept Consort Shu thoroughly suppressed.”
现在庾少卿遭贬斥
“Now that Minister Yu has been demoted,”
“She humiliated her rival mercilessly when in power, so retaliation was bound to happen.”
An imperial consort's personal standing was deeply intertwined with her family's political clout, turning harem rivalries into deadly clan wars.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to win favor; to be in someone's good graces
Historically used for concubines or courtiers gaining an emperor's favor, but sometimes applied metaphorically to workplace favoritism.
to suppress someone so thoroughly they cannot hold their head up
An idiomatic phrase used to express overwhelming pressure, humiliation, or dominant power over a rival.
