祸国殃民 滥杀无辜
“brings disaster to the country and kills innocents”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那妖妃
“That demonic consort”
祸国殃民 滥杀无辜
“brings disaster to the country and kills innocents”
颇有那妲己之相啊
“just like the infamous Daji.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional dynastic historiography frequently blamed the downfall of dynasties on bewitching concubines ('femme fatales' like Daji), framing tyranny in moralistic four-character idioms.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
bring calamity to the nation and the people
A classical four-character idiom (chengyu) used to strongly denounce corrupt rulers, harmful policies, or traitors.
slaughter innocent people indiscriminately
A common formal idiom describing ruthless violence against defenseless civilians.
