便摸出了一些门道
“I've figured it out.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老衲看着看着
“Seeing so many of you,”
便摸出了一些 门道
“I've figured it out.”
既然禅师已经知晓我们来意 那我们也不绕圈子了
“Since you already know why we are here, we won't beat around the bush.”
“You don't need to pretend anymore; I have already figured out why you are here.”
In historical Chinese fiction, elder monks are frequently portrayed as observant observers of secular intrigue who grasp people's motives before they speak.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to figure out the trick, pattern, or ropes of something
Use this idiom when you have gradually understood the unspoken mechanism or hidden pattern behind a complex situation.