韦贤妃善翻手为云、覆手为雨
“Consort Wei can twist things to her will,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
县主早就计划好 为救阿好 隐瞒真相吗？
“Did you plan this all along to save Ahao by hiding the truth?”
韦贤妃善翻手为云、覆手为雨
“Consort Wei can twist things to her will,”
“but one thing she said was right.”
“She plays games with the truth effortlessly, so we must be extremely cautious.”
In Chinese historical drama, high-ranking consorts frequently embody 'quanmou' (ruthless court tactics), characterized by shifting alliances and cunning deceit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
capricious; to manipulate situations and people at will
A classic idiom derived from Du Fu's poetry, used to describe powerful, treacherous figures who can twist reality at a whim.
good at; skilled in
A literary prefix attached before an action or trait to indicate expertise or habitual tendency.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Consort Wei, will you take it all,”
“She said it was bad luck, so she had it burned later.”
“There's a record of who washed Consort Wei's clothes. We'll find out.”
“"Consort Wei loves music, and she and Lady Wang bonded over it.”
“Consort Wei had no choice but to put her to death in grief."”
“I will definitely find out the truth for you and Prince of Xin.”