那就在供状上按下手印吧
“then press your fingerprint on the confession.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
既属实
“Since it's true,”
那就 在供状上 按下手印 吧
“then press your fingerprint on the confession.”
不不不 不是 不 不是 不是
“No, no! It was not... Not...”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Pressing an ink-stained thumbprint onto an official document was the decisive legal act of accepting guilt and finality in ancient Chinese law.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
written confession; deposition
Legal term in traditional or period settings for formal written statements of guilt or testimony.
handprint; fingerprint
The primary traditional method of legally binding a contract or confession in lieu of a signature.
Softens the imperative while indicating firm expectation of compliance.
