也想亲手斩断他的青云路
“I also want to cut off his path to success”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那不是我唯一所求 我是恨萧珣
“That's not my only desire. I do hate Xiao Xun.”
也想 亲手 斩断他的 青云路
“I also want to cut off his path to success”
“and ruin everything he longs for.”
“I won't rest until I personally ruin his future and shatter his ambition.”
In traditional Chinese culture, 'rising to the blue clouds' (青云直上) symbolizes ascending to elite officialdom, making the destruction of one's 'cloud path' the ultimate form of retribution.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
with one's own hands / personally
Emphasizes personal agency, often used when achieving a long-awaited goal or exacting vengeance.
path to rapid promotion / road to high office
A literary idiom referring to skyrocketing career advancement, especially in bureaucratic or political contexts.