千万不要打草惊蛇
“Don't alert the suspect!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
千万不要 打草惊蛇
“Don't alert the suspect!”
师父放心
“Don't worry.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In professional contexts like policing or trades, a master (shifu) guides junior partners with direct strategic authority and moral responsibility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
by no means; under no circumstances should you
Used to give an emphatic warning or prohibition when high stakes are involved.
to act rashly and alert the target; to tip off the opposition
A common idiom drawn from the Thirty-Six Stratagems, widely used in investigative and strategic contexts.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but don't alert them. Yes.”
“Also, be extremely careful. Do not alert the suspect.”
“Do not alert the enemy.”
“We shouldn't alert them.”