都攥在日本人的手心里呢
“are held in the Japanese's hands.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
连生死
“Even life and death”
都攥在日本人的手心里呢
“are held in the Japanese's hands.”
那跟我没关系
“That has nothing to do with me.”
“You are completely at their mercy and could be killed at any moment, so wake up.”
Echoing classical Chinese folklore such as the Monkey King unable to escape the Buddha's palm, holding someone in one's hand symbolizes inescapable control.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
clutched in someone's hand, held firmly under control
A vivid figurative expression describing absolute dominance or complete power over someone's fate.
in the palm of one's hand
Used metaphorically to indicate that someone is entirely at another party's mercy.
Adds rhetorical weight and draws the listener's attention to an urgent, undeniable reality.