居然为了一己贪欲
“Yet for your own greed,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“and have studied the teachings for years.”
居然 为了 一己贪欲
“Yet for your own greed,”
置忠义于不顾
“you abandoned loyalty and righteousness.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese morality heavily condemns placing personal desire ('一己之私') over communal integrity, loyalty, and righteousness ('忠义').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unexpectedly / to go so far as to
Used to express shock at an outcome or action that defies ethical expectations.
one's own selfish greed
A classic formal four-character set phrase used to harshly criticize selfish misconduct.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“it's just sacrificing others' lives”
“if a person is too greedy,”
“All for your own desire,”
“(you were just hoarding wealth.)”
“For your own selfish desires, you've openly committed numerous atrocities.”