而是我招惹昭昭的
“it was me provoking her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
并非是昭昭招惹我
“It wasn't Zhao provoking me;”
而是 我 招惹 昭昭 的
“it was me provoking her.”
师太莫要怪罪师妹
“Please, don't blame Zhao.”
“She is innocent in this matter; hold me entirely responsible and leave her alone.”
Taking full personal blame to protect a romantic interest or junior junior martial sister reflects the traditional virtue of moral courage and gallantry.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to provoke, tease, or initiate romantic/troublesome contact with someone
Often used in relational contexts to indicate who instigated an entanglement or stirred up trouble.
it is not..., but rather...
A formal grammatical construction used to refute one premise and assert the true one.
Works in the 'shi... de' construction to emphasize that the agent of the action was the speaker.