但私剖尸体不止是死罪
“but an unauthorized autopsy is more than a capital crime.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
裴医工虽救治有功
“Technician Pei may have found a cure,”
但 私剖尸体 不止是 死罪
“but an unauthorized autopsy is more than a capital crime.”
更是令时气期间宫中弥漫恐怖气氛
“It filled the palace with terror during the epidemic.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Confucian tradition strictly forbade desecrating or cutting open corpses, making non-sanctioned autopsy an egregious taboo and a severe statutory crime in imperial China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not only; more than just
Used to introduce an escalating clause showing that the matter is even worse or greater than initially stated.
capital offense; crime punishable by death
Often used in historical or dramatic contexts to describe an unforgivable offense.
