给周玉麒设个局
“to set a trap for Zhou Yuqi.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
属下这就重金将她请来
“I'll hire her with heavy gold”
给周玉麒 设个局
“to set a trap for Zhou Yuqi.”
这也叫俊
“You call this beauty?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using pre-planned deceptions or traps (设局) is a classic trope in Chinese historical drama power plays.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
set a trap; orchestrate a scheme
A common idiom meaning to lay a trap or frame someone in strategic or conflict scenarios.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“And grew up with Zhou Yuqi.”
“Zhou Yuqi will definitely submit.”
“Though Zhou Yuqi is no good,”
“Zhou Yuqi's just here to push for the wedding.”
“to invite Zhou Rong to the station for questioning?”
“to set up such an intricate plot,”