老实人犯起坏来才叫难办
“The honest ones who turn wicked are truly troublesome.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
县主 奴婢一向循规蹈矩 从未做过歹事
“Your Ladyship. I have always followed the rules and never done anything wicked.”
老实人 犯起坏来才叫 难办
“The honest ones who turn wicked are truly troublesome.”
什么花草啊 需要大晚上处理？ 这些花草根须娇嫩
“What kind of plants require handling late at night? These plants have delicate roots.”
“Don't pretend you are harmless just because you look honest; your deceit is even worse.”
In Chinese social psychology, someone who appears 'laoshi' (meek, obedient) is often feared when they turn rogue, because their reputation for obedience lowers everyone's guard.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
honest/simple person
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to refer to quiet, compliant, or seemingly harmless individuals.
starting to do bad things; turning malicious
A colloquial structure 'V + 起...来' indicating the initiation of an undesirable behavior.
is what's truly tricky / hard to deal with
Used to emphasize that a specific scenario is particularly troublesome compared to others.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Doing bad things is so hard.”
“that doing bad things is really hard.”
“it's hard to be a bad guy, but even harder to be a good one.”
“He was just pushed too far.”
“I'm a very decent woman.”
“He's way too scheming”