湛湛青天不可欺 深藏功与名
“The clear blue sky cannot be deceived, hiding one's achievements and fame.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
咱们就得想办法金蝉脱壳 展翅高飞
“we have to find a way to make a clever escape and spread our wings and fly high.”
湛湛青天 不可 欺 深藏功与名
“The clear blue sky cannot be deceived, hiding one's achievements and fame.”
然否
“Right?”
“Let's leave quietly and keep a low profile—it's the safest way to avoid trouble.”
Classical Chinese philosophy admires individuals who achieve great deeds but withdraw into obscurity rather than pursue fame or court politics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the clear blue sky cannot be deceived (heaven sees all)
A traditional moral warning stating that conscience and heaven perceive every truth.
hiding one's achievements and name
Derived from Li Bai's poetry, used when accomplishing a feat and gracefully fading out of the limelight.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“truly the mark of a righteous official of his time.”
“"Shen the Upright"? Ridiculous.”
“Yin Qinglian shamelessly claimed”
“Jinzhao or Chen Xuanqing. None of it ever happened.”
“a descendant of my ancestor, Ms. Gu Qingkong?”
“all crave power, especially Wu Kui.”