你们这是仗势欺人
“You are abusing power to oppress us.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也会努力为犬子和王爷缴纳赎铜
“will still do his utmost to pay the copper for my son and His Highness.”
你们 这是 仗势欺人
“You are abusing power to oppress us.”
我南赵二王子枉死于大唐
“Our Second Prince of Nanzhao died unjustly in Great Tang.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Calling out someone for '仗势欺人' invokes universal Confucian morality against tyrants using authority to oppress the helpless.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to bully others based on one's position of power
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used to criticize powerful parties abusing their advantages against the weak.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Once they have power, they bully the weak.”
“What a pathetic lackey. Flaunting Mr. Deng's support,”
“Is this not a clear insult to Nanzhao?”
“He's just throwing his weight around, picking on outsiders like us.”
“She bullies Ms. Li and acts righteous.”
“they dare to bully you like this?”