借狐妖之名
“Using the fox demon's name”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
大人
“Sir.”
借 狐妖 之名
“Using the fox demon's name”
迷惑百姓
“to mislead the people,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese folklore, fox spirits are often associated with cunning deception, shape-shifting, and bewitching mortals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
under the pretext of; in the name of
A formal grammatical construction used to describe using someone or something else's name as a cover to advance one's own agenda.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the fox demon was real.”
“How did they end up offending a fox demon?”
“That fox demon moves without a trace.”
“Weren't they killed by a fox demon?”
“you personally witnessed the fox demon killing someone.”
“Two mortals went to great lengths to set up a fake fox demon,”