此等乱臣贼子
“Such traitors”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
李陉勾结反贼随元淮意图谋反
“Li Xing colluded with the rebel Sui Yuanhuai to commit treason.”
此等 乱臣贼子
“Such traitors”
当悉数捉拿归案
“must all be arrested.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, treason was considered the ultimate crime violating filial piety and loyalty toward the monarch, framed strictly in moral and cosmic terms.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
such, these kinds of
A classical demonstrative phrase used in formal or historical registers to refer to a specific type of person or situation.
traitors and rebels; conspirators
A traditional four-character idiom condemning those who betray their sovereign, often used dramatically in historical contexts.
