那是唐人离间你们的诡计
“devised by Great Tang to drive a wedge between you two!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这兴许
“Perhaps this is a scheme”
那是唐人离间你们的诡计
“devised by Great Tang to drive a wedge between you two!”
都起来吧
“Both of you, get up.”
“Do not be fools; you are falling right into the enemy's trap!”
One of the classic Thirty-Six Stratagems in Chinese military philosophy, emphasizing defeating enemies by turning them against each other.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to sow discord / to drive a wedge between
Used in political, strategic, or interpersonal disputes where a third party tries to ruin an alliance.
crafty plot / deceitful trick
A derogatory noun used to describe an underhanded scheme or ambush.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Chief, this is their scheme to divide us.”
“It's clearly a setup to stir up trouble.”
“Why are you sowing discord again?”
“They are clearly trying to drive a wedge between us.”
“he sows distrust among the Six Sects.”
“Trying to sow discord between us?”
“that you won't fall for Great Tang's divide-and-conquer scheme.”