你为了权势和荣华富贵 和恶灵结约
“For power and glory, you forged a pact with an evil spirit”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你儿子一个月前 就已经死了
“Your son died a month ago.”
你为了权势和 荣华富贵 和恶灵结约
“For power and glory, you forged a pact with an evil spirit”
维持你儿子 还活着的假象
“to keep up the lie that he lives.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Trading moral integrity for 'ronghua fugui' (wealth and honor) is a prominent cautionary theme in Chinese morality tales, signaling inevitable tragic retribution.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wealth and high social status; riches and honor
A classic four-character idiom describing ultimate worldly material and societal success.
to form a pact or contract
A literary term used for entering binding agreements, often seen in fantasy or historical genres.