是受谁挑拨才口出此言
“who instigated you to say that.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也不知大嫂
“Sister-in-law, I wonder”
是受谁挑拨才口出此言
“who instigated you to say that.”
“You are just a pawn being manipulated by someone else to frame me.”
In Chinese interpersonal and political dynamics, conflict is frequently attributed to external third parties sowing discord rather than direct mutual enmity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
instigated or provoked by whom
A high-register phrase used when suspecting that someone's hostility is being orchestrated by a third party.
utter such words
A formal, literary idiom used to express surprise or reprimand regarding an inappropriate or shocking remark.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“even sowing discord among them.”
“It's clearly a setup to stir up trouble.”
“Why are you sowing discord again?”
“You must have instigated”
“They are clearly trying to drive a wedge between us.”
“Trying to sow discord between us?”
“Who exactly is behind this?”