说他们是禽兽不如
“Calling them worse than beasts”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
绑住人腿 手一松 活生生地给扯开
“tie their legs to them, let go, and tear them apart alive.”
说他们是 禽兽不如
“Calling them worse than beasts”
简直是侮辱禽兽
“is an insult to beasts.”
“Calling them inhuman monsters doesn't even begin to describe how utterly vile they are.”
In Confucian ethics, basic humanity (Ren) distinguishes humans from animals; falling below animals (禽兽不如) represents the absolute bottom of moral degradation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
worse than beasts; totally depraved
A strong four-character idiom used to express supreme disgust and condemnation toward someone guilty of extreme cruelty.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You are worse than a beast!”
“existed under my jurisdiction.”
“You're worse than an animal!”
“are worse than animals.”