就当着满朝文武的面 与他撕破脸皮
“So, in front of all officials, he openly severed ties with him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他知道傅海廉 势必会对付他
“he knew Fu Hailian would inevitably move against him.”
就当 着 满朝文武 的面 与他 撕破脸皮
“So, in front of all officials, he openly severed ties with him.”
如此 他到了边关
“This way, once he reaches the border,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese interpersonal politics prioritizes preserving superficial harmony; openly 'tearing the face' in front of peers signals a scorched-earth point of no return.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the presence of the entire imperial court; before all civil and military officials
Used in historical or dramatic contexts to emphasize maximum public exposure and loss of face.
to tear off the mask of civility; to have an open falling-out
Extremely common idiom across modern and historical Chinese for discarding social pretenses to fight openly.
