如今的科举考场 徇私舞弊 乱象丛生
“The current imperial exams are plagued by fraud and corruption.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
因为那位太后呗
“Because of that Empress Dowager, of course.”
如今的科举考场 徇私舞弊 乱象丛生
“The current imperial exams are plagued by fraud and corruption.”
“Scholars from poor families never stand a chance.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, the Keju system was regarded as the sole fair path for commoners to achieve social mobility; corruption within it was seen as an existential moral decay of state governance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
bend the law for personal gain / practice favoritism and fraud
A classic four-character idiom (chengyu) used in formal or literary contexts to describe institutional corruption.
chaos and irregularities sprouting everywhere
A formal idiom used to describe an environment overwhelmed by misconduct and disorder.
