浴血沙场
“fighting valiantly on the battlefield.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
浴血沙场
“fighting valiantly on the battlefield.”
大奸臣魏祁林通敌北厥
“The big traitor Wei Qilin colluded with Beijue,”
“We bled and nearly died for this country while traitors betrayed us from within.”
A central trope in Chinese historical fiction contrasts loyal generals who shed blood defending remote borders with corrupt court ministers who betray the realm for personal gain.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fight a bloody battle on the battlefield
A literary four-character idiom used to describe soldiers undergoing fierce and brutal combat in service of their country.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I saw too many dead bodies on the battlefield.”
“bravely charging into the fray on the battlefield.”
“and our soldiers are fighting bloody battles.”
“Casualties on the battlefield”
“His military achievements were earned on the battlefield.”
“the brothers of the 87th Brigade.”
“fighting bloody battles until our kin were all but wiped out.”