便是报应 也不该报在你的身上
“They may deserve it, but not you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“this is the Tian family's retribution. They deserve it.”
便是 报应 也不 该报在你的身上
“They may deserve it, but not you.”
我也是田家人
“I'm also a member of the Tian family.”
“You are innocent; stop blaming yourself for what your family did wrong.”
Traditional Chinese culture emphasizes collective lineage fate (yinguo baoying), where ancestors' or parents' misdeeds can bring misfortune onto their descendants.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
karmic retribution; divine punishment
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to refer to karmic consequences or poetic justice.
fall upon you; be visited upon you
Used to specify the recipient of retribution, blame, or consequence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's all retribution.”
“Looks like it's your turn to get payback!”
“Then you had it coming.”
“This is the universe paying you back.”
“You will face retribution.”
“You'll surely face retribution! ♪ Waters surge in reverse, and time rewinds ♪”