悄无声息地下山
“snuck down the mountain without a word.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可他倒好
“But he”
悄无声息 地下山
“snuck down the mountain without a word.”
竟不知会我一声
“Without even telling me.”
“He snuck away behind my back as if he has something to hide.”
In tight-knit Chinese relationships and hierarchies, taking independent action without notifying peers or leaders is viewed as a breach of trust and respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
quietly; without making a sound; imperceptibly
A set four-character idiom (chengyu) describing actions carried out with utter stealth or things happening unnoticed.
to descend the mountain; to leave the sanctuary/academy
Often used literally or metaphorically in martial arts narratives to signify leaving training to enter the secular world.