怕是不会轻易放弃啊
“she probably won't give up easily.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
只是长公主那性子
“But with Her Highness's temperament,”
怕是 不会轻易 放弃 啊
“she probably won't give up easily.”
姝儿尚且年轻
“Shu is still young [Consort Dowager An, Mother of Qi Shu]”
“She will keep coming after us, so we must be on guard.”
Even when deeply alarmed, court officials and advisors avoid blunt declarations by using hedges like '怕是' to maintain decorum.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I'm afraid that; most likely
A polite, speculative hedge used to introduce an undesirable likelihood.
give up easily
A common verb-object chunk describing perseverance or stubborn persistence.
Adds a sighing, lamenting quality to emphasize deep concern.