好个阳奉阴违的邓太傅
“What a duplicitous Deng Yi.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
从码头放行的
“with his pass.”
好个 阳奉阴违 的邓太傅
“What a duplicitous Deng Yi.”
殿下夜闯臣府
“Your Highness, why did you break in here”
“I caught you red-handed pretending to obey me while betraying me behind my back.”
Feigning obedience while secretly undermining orders was considered one of the most dangerous and despised traits in court politics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what a... (used sarcastically or emphatically)
An emphatic spoken device prefixed to an epithet or title to express biting sarcasm or strong disapproval.
feigning compliance while secretly acting in defiance; duplicitous
A standard political chengyu used to describe someone outwardly obeying orders while sabotaging them privately.