却还是如了我的意
“yet you still granted my wish.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你那么恨我
“You hate me so much,”
却还是如了我的意
“yet you still granted my wish.”
俞浅浅
“Yu Qianqian,”
“You despise me, but you still ended up playing right into my hands.”
In Chinese interpersonal conflicts, confronting an opponent with how their actions inadvertently fulfilled one's own desires is a powerful rhetorical device to strip away their dignity and highlight their lack of control.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
yet still / but nonetheless
Use this connector to emphasize an unexpected or paradoxical result despite strong opposing factors.
to grant someone's wish / to go according to someone's wishes
A set phrase used to describe an outcome that perfectly satisfies a specific person's desires or expectations.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why don't you do as I wish”
“by threatening the lives of your servants,”
“has finally come.”
“But I repeat my mistake again.”
“to grant me this wish.”
“You do care about me,”