他才是安平之乱的始作俑者
“He was behind the rebellion from the very start.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
所以毒杀太子 缉拿三皇子 谋害小皇孙的都是萧珣
“So, the poisoning of the Crown Prince, the seizure of the Third Prince, and the murder of the imperial grandson were all Xiao Xun's doing.”
他 才是 安平之 乱的 始作俑者
“He was behind the rebellion from the very start.”
殿下 大军已集结 只待您一声号令 带一队死士
“Your Highness, the army is assembled and awaits your command. Take your death-sworn to the Crown Prince's place”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Originating from Confucius's curse on whoever first made human burial figurines ('yong'), this idiom is heavily weighted with moral indignation against whoever sparks a disaster or conspiracy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the initiator / the originator of an evil practice / the mastermind
A literary idiom (chengyu) derived from Mencius, used specifically to condemn the person who first started a negative trend or disaster.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's starting exactly like the rebellion.”
“who would commit treason and usurp power.”
“This is the Commandery Prince An,”
“Nanzhao's rebellion has been quelled.”
“that the Marquis of Wu'an's evil deeds are despised by civil officials?”
“have both made distinguished military contributions.”