我不过是有些运势傍身
“I just had a bit of luck,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
耕地者有耕地者的辛 深宫中有深宫人的难
“Farmers have their hardships. People in the deep palace have theirs.”
我 不过是 有些运势 傍身
“I just had a bit of luck,”
耍些聪明伎俩
“played a few clever tricks,”
“I am not as dangerously capable or scheming as you might think; I just got lucky.”
In competitive or perilous environments like the imperial court, claiming superior skill invites envy and danger, so attributing success to mere luck protects one from being perceived as a threat.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
merely; nothing more than
Commonly used to minimize importance or modesty downplay praise.
to carry along; to be endowed with (skills, wealth, or fortune) for self-preservation
A formal and literary term referring to relying on an asset, skill, or trait for personal protection.