岛上的人就群龙无首了
“the islanders will be leaderless.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
把叶德公这个老家伙控制住
“if we control that old fellow Ye Degong,”
岛上 的人 就 群龙无首 了
“the islanders will be leaderless.”
大佐也控制住了
“The Colonel will be under control, too.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Derived from the ancient strategy 'to capture the brigands, first catch their king' (擒贼先擒王), neutralizing the leader instantly disperses collective morale.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a group of dragons without a head; leaderless chaos
A classic four-character idiom (chengyu) used to describe an organization or group paralyzed due to the absence or removal of its leader.
Marks a resulting change of state once the prior condition is met.
