竟是你这小狐狸吃下了我的龙鳞
“that it was you, little fox, who swallowed my dragon scale.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我也没想到
“It also surprised me”
竟是 你这 小狐狸 吃下了我的龙鳞
“that it was you, little fox, who swallowed my dragon scale.”
“You insignificant creature, how dare you consume something so sacred belonging to me!”
In Chinese xianxia mythology, dragons represent supreme mythical authority, and ingesting dragon relics by minor spirits represents a severe transgression of hierarchical boundaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unexpectedly turned out to be / actually is
Used at the beginning of a clause to express surprise when an unexpected identity or fact is revealed.
swallow down / ingest
A resultative complement combining 'to eat' with 'downwards completion'.