若非戎敌 那就是嫁祸
“If it wasn't the nomadic enemies, then someone's trying to frame them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
若是戎敌挑衅 父王的尸身定难以保全
“If it was really a provocation from the nomadic enemies, Father's body would certainly not be intact.”
若非 戎敌 那就 是 嫁祸
“If it wasn't the nomadic enemies, then someone's trying to frame them.”
杀手必定熟知戎敌的兵器
“The killer must be familiar with the nomadic enemies' weapons.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Framing foreign enemies or rivals is a classic political trope in historical crime narratives to trigger military or court conflicts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if not / were it not
A literary connective equivalent to 如果不是, standard in formal deductions.
to shift blame onto / to frame someone
Often paired with 于人 (onto someone) or used independently to denote staging a crime.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Had you not acted with the reckless bravery of a fool,”
“Yifei, to protect her life and fortune,”
“Ever since Fei's accident, I just haven't been in the mood.”
“such a snobbish family might actually be a blessing for you!”
“I didn't cause a disaster this time. Let's hear it.”
“Enemies shall not invade!”