怕城破以后引得我家满门抄斩
“and is afraid that our whole family will be executed if the city falls.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
父亲听说武安侯亲自来抓捕你
“Father heard that the Marquis of Wu'an is coming to arrest you personally”
怕城破以后引得 我家 满门抄斩
“and is afraid that our whole family will be executed if the city falls.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional imperial Chinese legal systems, severe crimes like treason incurred collective punishment across multiple generations of an entire clan.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
extermination of an entire family/clan
A classical idiom referring to collective punishment in imperial China, used metaphorically today for catastrophic, comprehensive downfall.
the fall of a besieged city
Literary phrase typically used in historical or military contexts describing a breached defense.
