也要在朝堂之上 与他把脸面撕开
“confront him openly in the Imperial Court.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我无论如何
“I must, no matter what,”
也要在朝堂之上 与他 把脸面撕开
“confront him openly in the Imperial Court.”
“It's better to bring our conflict out into the open.”
“I am done playing nice; I will expose him in front of everyone.”
Chinese social and political ethics emphasize maintaining face and polite fiction; intentionally 'tearing face' signifies an irreversible, all-out conflict.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
tear off pretenses / break all courtesies / have a public falling out
Refers to abandoning mutual face-saving and entering open hostility.
in the imperial court / during the royal assembly
A high-register phrase used in period dramas to designate the public stage of imperial governance.