而你又是一个 睚眦必报的小人
“And you get back at people over the smallest slight.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“After all, I've crossed you more than once.”
而你 又是 一个 睚眦必报 的 小人
“And you get back at people over the smallest slight.”
“You mean His Majesty removing you as the Crown Prince's study companion?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Confucian morality strictly contrasts the exemplary person (Junzi) with the petty person (Xiaoren), making the accusation of being a 'Xiaoren' a severe moral indictment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
petty and vindictive; seeking revenge for even the slightest grievance
A formal idiom used to describe an extremely vengeful or narrow-minded individual.
a petty person; a despicable, untrustworthy individual
Commonly used in traditional or dramatic contexts as the antonym of a nobleman or gentleman.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm the vindictive kind.”
“narrow-minded and vindictive.”
“that foxes never forget a grudge?”
“I-I was so blind.”
“you still think it's deceit.”
“I must get this revenge myself.”