叶文华借穆阳侯之势平步青云
“Ye Wenhua used Marquis Muyang's power to rise rapidly.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我阿娘走后
“After my mom passed away,”
叶文华借穆阳侯之势 平步青云
“Ye Wenhua used Marquis Muyang's power to rise rapidly.”
我原以为逼迫叶府 索要诏书之人是穆阳侯
“I thought the one who asked my family for the edict was Marquis Muyang.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Advancement in traditional bureaucracy often relied heavily on backing from powerful noble houses rather than merit alone.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to capitalize on someone's momentum or influence
Formal grammatical construction used to denote leveraging external power to achieve an objective.
to rapidly ascend to high office; meteoric rise
A formal idiom used primarily to describe swift, highly successful career or political advancements.