非要亲自去寺里念经
“just had to go to a temple and chant sutras there.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
非要 亲自去 寺里 念经
“just had to go to a temple and chant sutras there.”
“He walked right into my trap by foolishly leaving the safety of the court.”
Visiting temples to chant scriptures was historically used by royals either to show filial piety or as a political facade, though it also left them exposed to plots outside guarded palace walls.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
stubbornly insist on doing
Used to describe an action done obstinately despite warnings, common in spoken Mandarin.
chant Buddhist scriptures
Literally chanting sutras, but colloquially can also mean lecturing someone endlessly.