重 则落人口实
“and at worst, we'll give people an excuse to gossip.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“and word gets out, at best we'll be a laughingstock,”
重 则 落人口实
“and at worst, we'll give people an excuse to gossip.”
傅夫人当初定这规矩
“When Madam Fu first set this rule,”
“If we mess this up, our enemies will tear us apart using this exact mistake.”
In elite Chinese social and political hierarchies, avoiding giving rivals verbal or procedural pretexts is vital for preserving lineage status.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to give people a pretext for gossip or attack
A literary idiom used in formal or strategic contexts when warning against creating vulnerabilities for opponents.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but if you do, it'll only give others something to talk about.”
“Well... It's already been submitted. No point saying more.”
“once it falls into the wrong hands,”
“But look at what happened to him!”
“Surrender at once!”
“A honest person is blessed.”