以恶制恶 那都是恶
“Evil against evil, it is evil nonetheless.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“How is that any different from those corrupt officials? The scholars of Jingzhou…”
以恶制恶 那都是恶
“Evil against evil, it is evil nonetheless.”
我 不懂什么规矩不规矩 我只知道 替百姓伸冤
“I do not care about the rules. I only know that those who seek justice for the people”
“Stop pretending you are noble; your dirty methods make you just as wicked as the corrupt officials.”
Reflects the long-standing debate in Chinese ethical thought between strict Confucian moral integrity and Legalist or pragmatic realpolitik.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fighting fire with fire; countering evil with evil
Used to describe using immoral, violent, or ruthless methods to defeat a wicked opponent.
all of that is simply; that is nothing but
An emphatic spoken device used to dismiss nuances and reduce the entire issue to one clear judgment.