又让韩绩畏手畏脚的
“and left Han Ji walking on eggshells.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“it also made Madam Yulan afraid to speak out,”
又让韩绩畏手畏脚的
“and left Han Ji walking on eggshells.”
“It must have been something deeply shameful.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Idiomatic four-character expressions like '畏手畏脚' are heavily favored in spoken Chinese to concisely critique someone's psychological weakness or hesitation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
timid and hesitant; binding one's hands and feet with fear
A descriptive four-character idiom (chengyu) for someone acting cowardly or constrained by fear.
Functions as a nominalizer/assertive marker at the phrase end, emphasizing the resulting state of behavior.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Moreover, Han Ji served in the Ministry of Justice”
“Han Ji isn't the type to bow his head”
“Even my own army dares to threaten me.”
“That would give Liu Shijiang and Han Ji's conflict”
“Well, He Han writes so well that people can't help but share it with colleagues”
“I don't believe that not one of them can beat He Han.”