说是宫宴 其实就是显摆
“They call it a palace banquet, but it's just for showing off,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Who knows what tricks she used.”
说是 宫宴 其实 就是 显摆
“They call it a palace banquet, but it's just for showing off,”
想看我们笑话吧
“[Consort Zhuang] [Concubine He] wanting to see us humiliated.”
“Do not be fooled by the royal invitation; they only invited us to flaunt their power and humiliate us.”
In traditional court culture and period dramas, imperial feasts are rarely just celebrations; they frequently serve as power displays or psychological traps for political rivals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to show off or flaunt
A vivid colloquial verb used to dismiss or mock someone flaunting their wealth, status, or achievements.
claims to be... but in reality is...
A highly useful spoken construction for contrasting nominal claims with underlying reality.