好趁机夺回江山
“so he can seize the opportunity to retake the throne.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He is bent on setting a trap to force Lord Changxin to rebel,”
好趁机夺回江山
“so he can seize the opportunity to retake the throne.”
“No wonder he wanted to kill Yu Bao'er.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese political thought, 'rivers and mountains' metaphorically represents the territory and legitimate sovereignty of an imperial dynasty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take advantage of an opportunity / to seize the moment
Extremely frequent adverbial chunk used before an action verb to describe capitalizing on a temporary opening.
to reclaim the realm / to win back the empire
Literally 'to seize back rivers and mountains'; a classical metaphor specifically denoting political power over the whole country.
