何必伤人性命
“why hurt someone”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这位公子
“Sir,”
何必伤人性命
“why hurt someone”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Rooted in Buddhist-influenced Chinese morality, taking life creates karmic sins ('sha nie') that burden the soul in this life and the next.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why must; what is the point of
Rhetorical question marker used to discourage an extreme, unnecessary, or harmful course of action.
take human life; harm someone fatally
Formal literary expression referring to killing someone.