毒害我朝廷要员
“They are poisoning the court's key men,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
毒害我朝廷要员
“They are poisoning the court's key men,”
“and even Xie Huaiding was not spared.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, attacking key court ministers ('yaoyuan') was considered a direct challenge to the authority and sovereignty of the emperor himself.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
key imperial government official; high-ranking dignitary
A formal political compound used specifically in historical and period-drama contexts to denote crucial state ministers.
to poison and kill; to maliciously harm
Used in formal or historical contexts to describe murder by covert poisoning.