给我魏家泼脏水
“to smear the Wei family's name.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他这分明是想趁机
“He clearly wants to use this chance”
给我 魏家 泼脏水
“to smear the Wei family's name.”
大公子慎言
“Watch your words, Eldest Young Master.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional China, an insult or malicious smear against a family name affects all members' political standing and moral authority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to throw dirty water on someone; to smear or defame
A very common idiom used when someone maliciously spreads rumors or fabricates charges against another party.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“online?”
“Don't throw mud at me. You hold that book in the living room”
“and how they slandered Prince Jin.”
“and slung mud at her!”
“threw the blame on me”
“And now you dare try to pin this on us, the Sixth Branch?”