日日做他的提线木偶
“to serve as his puppet, day after day.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我会装作被他胁迫回朝
“I will play the part of a hostage, forced back to the court”
日日做他的 提线木偶
“to serve as his puppet, day after day.”
其实我可以杀了谢燕芳
“I could kill Xie Yanfang,”
“I will pretend to let him pull all my strings so that he lowers his guard.”
A classic Chinese strategic doctrine where one deliberately plays weak or subservient to disarm an opponent before striking back.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
marionette; puppet on strings
A vivid metaphor for a person who has no autonomy and is entirely controlled by someone else.
day after day; daily
A literary reduplication meaning every single day, emphasizing monotony or prolonged endurance.