你可以把我当做你青云路上的垫脚石
“You can treat me as a stepping stone to your success.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
刘渊
“Liu Yuan.”
你可以 把我当做 你 青云路 上 的 垫脚石
“You can treat me as a stepping stone to your success.”
可你错就错在
“But your fatal mistake”
“Using me for your career was vile enough, but what you did next was unforgivable.”
'青云直上' (rising directly into the blue clouds) represents supreme career ambition; trampling on loved ones as '垫脚石' to achieve it is a classic archetype of villainy in Chinese storytelling.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
path to rapid promotion; soaring career path
A literary metaphor used to describe rapid ascent to political power or high social status.
stepping stone
Commonly used in both spoken and written Chinese to refer to someone who is used and discarded to advance another's goals.