千万别再闹出这种 授人以柄的笑话
“Don't cause another scandal that hands others leverage against you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你安心办好你的差事
“Just focus on doing your job well.”
千万别 再闹出这种 授人以柄 的 笑话
“Don't cause another scandal that hands others leverage against you.”
儿臣知道了
“I see.”
“Be smarter; stop embarrassing yourself and handing ammunition to our rivals.”
In Chinese political culture, '授人以柄' represents a fatal error where one's blunder becomes weaponized by factional rivals to ruin reputation and standing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give somebody a handle against oneself / provide ammunition to opponents
A high-level formal four-character idiom (chengyu) commonly used in professional, political, and court conflicts.
by all means do not / under no circumstances should you
An emphatic negative imperative used when delivering an urgent or crucial warning.
