陛下明知道是那魏太傅信口雌黄
“Your Majesty, you knew full well that Grand Tutor Wei was spouting nonsense,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“isn't it all decided by a single memorial?”
陛下 明知道 是那魏太傅 信口雌黄
“Your Majesty, you knew full well that Grand Tutor Wei was spouting nonsense,”
“yet you still believed the slander”
“You know full well it is a lie, which makes your decision unjust and willful.”
In Chinese imperial court politics, confronting a monarch regarding court slander carried mortal danger, representing high-stakes moral defiance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to speak carelessly; fabricate lies without basis
A classical idiom used to sharply criticize someone making false or unsubstantiated claims.
to know full well; clearly be aware of
Commonly placed before a verb to emphasize that an act was committed with full conscious awareness of the reality.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Grand Tutor, why are you so eager”
“You know it perfectly well, don't you?”
“You don't trust me.”
“It's perceptive of you, Mr. Deng.”
“Mr. Deng, you're pretty bold.”
“Mr. Deng never fails to deliver.”