又将祸水东引
“she diverted the calamity elsewhere”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
自己的儿子
“her own son,”
又将祸水东引
“she diverted the calamity elsewhere”
“and leaked the news that Cai Pingshu killed Nie Hengcheng”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Derived from classical historical statecraft, diverting a threat toward an unsuspecting rival reflects an ancient Chinese tactical stratagem.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
divert disaster toward others; shift trouble away from oneself
A classical idiom used in formal or narrative contexts to describe strategically shifting blame or crisis toward a third party.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Beauty is a curse”
“bodes chaos and ruin.”
“I feared it would bring disaster.”
“[Jiang Ji, Lingji Mountain] invites disaster.”
“and became a disaster instead.”
“that they would risk their lives for?”