左不过是卧薪尝胆 耍一些阴谋诡计罢了
“At worst, he's just biding his time and plotting schemes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He won't let it go so easily.”
左 不过是 卧薪尝胆 耍一些 阴谋诡计 罢了
“At worst, he's just biding his time and plotting schemes.”
我大楚国祚百年 幅员万里
“Dachu has stood for a century, ruling over vast lands.”
“He can plot all he wants, but he is far too weak to ever truly threaten us.”
Originating from the Spring and Autumn period, this idiom embodies the cultural archetype of bearing profound humiliation in secret while preparing total retribution.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at most / nothing more than
A classical/formal connective used to minimize the significance or scope of a scenario.
to undergo self-imposed hardships to seek revenge
A classic historical idiom referencing King Goujian, used when someone bides their time patiently for vengeance.
conspiracies and underhanded tricks
A fixed derogatory idiom referring to sinister plots or malicious deception.
Placed at the end of a sentence to downplay significance, meaning 'merely' or 'nothing more'.
