想到我们府上避避风头
“and he wants to take shelter at our mansion.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Someone is demanding his life outside Longevity Shop. He's too scared to return,”
想到我们府上 避避风头
“and he wants to take shelter at our mansion.”
那他怎么不逃回叶府啊
“Why doesn't he go back to Ye Mansion?”
“He wants to drag us into his mess by hiding out here.”
Harboring a fugitive or someone fleeing conflict in a prominent household carried enormous political risk of implicating the entire clan in historical Chinese society.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lay low / stay out of the limelight until trouble passes
A very common colloquial idiom meaning to avoid a dangerous situation or scrutiny temporarily.
residence / household
Historically used as an honorific for someone else's mansion, or informally used by retainers referring to their master's estate.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“They wanted to escape to avoid trouble.”
“I'd like to invite you to my residence for a chat.”
“since you have a family affair to handle, we'll leave you to it.”
“we could leave after the New Year to lie low.”
“the place is going to feel so lively.”
“Everyone in the household kept their distance.”