但都不应不明不白地死于私刑
“none should have died unjustly and without clear cause due to vigilante punishment.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
竟会死在那几个小人手里 这些人虽然死有余辜
“would die at the hands of those villains? Although these people deserved to die,”
但都不应 不明不白 地 死于私刑
“none should have died unjustly and without clear cause due to vigilante punishment.”
这样的复仇 既无法警戒世人
“Such revenge neither serves as a warning to the public”
“Even if they deserve death, killing them in secret makes us no better than lawless murderers.”
Traditional Chinese ethics often grapple with the tension between personal retribution ('报仇') and state-sanctioned justice ('王法'), where righteous vengeance must still align with public morality.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
obscure; unexplained; without rhyme or reason
Used as an adverbial or predicative idiom describing dubious, suspicious, or unclear circumstances.
lynching; illegal execution; mob law
Refers specifically to extrajudicial punishment administered without legal authority.
