若不是为了给沈郎报仇
“If it weren't to avenge Nian'an,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不是吗
“Isn't that right?”
若 不是为了 给 沈郎 报仇
“If it weren't to avenge Nian'an,”
我恐怕早就随他去了
“I'm afraid I would have died with him long ago!”
“I care nothing for my life or your wishes; I am living only to destroy whoever killed him.”
In classical Chinese drama, dying for love or dedicating one's remaining existence exclusively to avenging a deceased lover embodies the ideal of absolute emotional loyalty ('qing').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
were it not for; if not for
A formal grammatical construction used to introduce a crucial counterfactual condition or overriding motive.
to take revenge; to avenge
Commonly combined with '给 someone' or '为 someone' to indicate seeking vengeance on behalf of another.