李家想要染指霁州
“It won't be easy for the Li family”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
贺敬元生性重诺
“He Jingyuan values his promises.”
李家 想要 染指 霁州
“It won't be easy for the Li family”
谈何容易
“to interfere in Jizhou.”
“The Li family is overstepping and plotting to seize our territory.”
In historical Chinese statecraft, regional clans frequently sought military and administrative influence over rival prefectures through covert political maneuvering.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to encroach upon; to dip one's fingers into something illicitly
Use this literary idiom when someone attempts to meddle in or seize control of interests that do not belong to them.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“None of the ink orders the Li family took can be delivered.”
“Haven't you been kicked out by the Li family? You're no better than a stray dog.”
“The Li family does have a competent heir.”
“The Li family took so much from us,”
“ordered you to frame the Li family? I'll talk.”
“the Zhang family treated the Li family badly? What are they talking about?”