虽然忠心
“Although loyal,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
虽然忠心
“Although loyal,”
但是他抽大烟
“he smokes opium,”
“His loyalty may seem like an obstacle, but don't worry, he has a weakness we can exploit.”
In Chinese strategic discourse, acknowledging a rival's strength (such as loyalty) is essential before identifying fatal vices (like addiction) to manipulate.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
although [he is] loyal
Used to concede a positive virtue right before introducing a critical flaw using a contrastive connector like '但是'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“always loyal to you.”
“with no loyalty”
“is wholehearted and true.”
“Absolute loyalty.”
“I will always remain loyal to my country,”
“and Tianyuan Sect.”