那也是裴家咎由自取
“it should be the Pei family bringing it upon themselves.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If there ever comes a day when Zhuling falls,”
那也是 裴家 咎由自取
“it should be the Pei family bringing it upon themselves.”
你什么意思啊
“What are you trying to say?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Expressing that someone's ruin is self-inflicted reflects traditional Chinese beliefs in moral accountability and karmic consequence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to bring trouble upon oneself; have only oneself to blame
A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) used to criticize someone whose misfortune is entirely self-inflicted.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You wouldn't be who you are today without the Pei family.”
“Mr. Pei, you're actually right.”
“Do you feel offended, Mr. Pei?”
“My relationship with the Pei family won't affect the project's progress either.”
“Did Mr. Pei suffer some kind of shock?”
“(After all, Duke Pei) (is the most terrible man.)”