已昭然若揭
“is now glaringly obvious.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
朝堂结党之风
“The rampant factionalism in the Imperial Court”
已 昭然若揭
“is now glaringly obvious.”
自圣人登基以来
“(Taiji Hall) Since the Emperor took the throne,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese dynastic politics, forming cliques ('jiedang') was considered treasonous, and exposing factional maneuvers was a dangerous, high-stakes political act.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
abundantly clear; clear as day (usually of ill intentions)
A formal idiom used almost exclusively to describe bad deeds, plots, or covert motives that have become unmistakable.