你干的恶事可不少
“You've committed many evil deeds.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
燕麒
“Yan Qi.”
你 干的 恶事 可不 少
“You've committed many evil deeds.”
“Must His Majesty spell everything out?”
“You know exactly what you did, and there is no escaping punishment now.”
In Chinese dynastic dramas, detailing someone's 'evil deeds' usually precedes an imperial downfall where moral condemnation justifies severe legal or imperial punishment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the evil deeds committed
A strong colloquial phrase used to denounce criminal or immoral behavior.
certainly not a few; quite a lot
The particle '可' is used here to add strong rhetorical emphasis to the quantity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I know about that shady business you people run.”
“Over these past twenty-plus years, I've done plenty of bad, rotten things.”
“Those dirty things you did”
“You know very well how many dirty deeds”
“he often jacks up prices whenever he wants.”
“You've done so many dirty deeds for him.”