不值得你一命抵一命
“It's not worth trading your life for his.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他的命就不是命
“Is his life not a life?”
不值得 你 一命抵一命
“It's not worth trading your life for his.”
“What do you mean? Are you going to shoot me?”
“Your life is worth far more than that scoundrel's; do not throw your future away just to kill him.”
Chinese pragmatics often uses comparison of personal worth to stop rash revenge, reminding the person that a valuable life should not be wasted on a worthless culprit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a life for a life; an eye for an eye
Used when talking about capital punishment, blood retribution, or sacrificing oneself to avenge someone else.
not worth it
Frequently used to dissuade someone from an emotional or disproportionately costly course of action.