分不清谁是鱼谁是饵
“He couldn't tell who's the fish and who's the bait,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It's his fault for not understanding the situation.”
分不清 谁是鱼谁是饵
“He couldn't tell who's the fish and who's the bait,”
谁是棋
“who's the pawn...”
“He thought he was the hunter, but he was actually the prey.”
In Chinese strategic parlance, fishing ('diaoyu') is a common metaphor for laying traps, where victims are lured by temptation into their own demise.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to tell apart; cannot distinguish
Common potential complement indicating failure to identify differences between two things.
the fish and the bait; the prey and the trap
Used metaphorically to describe deceivers versus the deceived, or hunters versus the hunted.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the fish caught this time”
“he won't take the bait unless it's real.”
“we caught you, the key figure in the case.”
“I guess they are waiting for some bigger fish. They're afraid we'll disturb them before taking action.”
“Fish attracts fish, shrimps attract shrimps,”
“So, I had to use Ge Yang as bait to lure you in.”