从头到尾 你不过把我当成一枚棋子而已
“you've just used me as a pawn from start to finish.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我很清楚
“I know perfectly well”
从头到尾 你 不过 把我 当成一枚棋子 而已
“you've just used me as a pawn from start to finish.”
当然不光是我啊
“Not just me.”
“You never cared about me at all; everything between us was a lie just so you could use me.”
Chinese culture frequently borrows metaphors from board games like Weiqi (Go) or Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) to describe social and political maneuvering, where individuals are viewed as 'pawns' (qizi) sacrificed by a mastermind.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
from beginning to end / all along
Used to emphasize total duration, often when realizing a truth that existed the entire time.
merely / nothing more than...
A framing structure used to downplay something or expose its insignificant status.
treat as a pawn / chess piece
A very common idiom in Chinese dramas and workplace politics to describe being manipulated by someone higher up.
