攀附权贵的走狗
“A lackey sucking up to the powerful.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你是谁
“Who are you?”
攀附权贵 的 走狗
“A lackey sucking up to the powerful.”
吃软饭的赘婿
“A freeloading son-in-law.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese culture places high moral value on personal integrity (气节), viewing opportunistic individuals who flatter the powerful (攀附权贵) with intense contempt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
clinging to or currying favor with the rich and powerful
A highly derogatory literary idiom used to criticize social climbers who fawn over influential figures.
lackey; running dog; minion
A classic, severe insult directed at someone who acts as a loyal servant to a corrupt or powerful person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“kissing up to the powerful.”
“to flatter the powerful.”
“is bound to rub shoulders with even nobler figures”
“he was more eager to get promoted by any means.”
“a fallen noble stripped of power,”
“No one can resist the allure of power,”