实则其中的利益盘根错节
“But the interests involved are tangled and complex.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
凌安的酒肆生意看起来肥厚
“The tavern business in Ling'an seems lucrative.”
实则其中的利益 盘根错节
“But the interests involved are tangled and complex.”
“That has caused countless merchants to suffer failures.”
“Don't be fooled by the profits; this market is a dangerous political minefield.”
Commercial ventures in traditional Chinese contexts often rely heavily on complex networks of personal patronage and factional protection rather than purely free markets.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
deeply rooted and entangled; complicated and knotty
A chengyu used to describe intricate problems, social networks, or conflicts of interest that cannot be easily untangled.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“All these people are intricately connected to Lishan Academy.”
“Of course, there are connections everywhere.”
“has countless ties with you.”
“it's all interconnected.”
“the people, the interests,”
“but big clans have deep connections with shared interests.”
“There is a lot of scheming”