却又不肯画押 供状何在
“but he refused to sign the confession. Where is the confession?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
实是这杨英已经招认 是他亲手杀了班主清璃
“Actually, Yang Ying already confessed that he killed Troupe Leader Qing Li,”
却又 不肯 画押 供状何在
“but he refused to sign the confession. Where is the confession?”
那杨英供认他 一心想当班主 但清璃却嗜赌如命
“Yang Ying confessed that he was desperate to become the troupe leader, but Qing Li was addicted to gambling”
“Without a signed statement, your oral claim is completely useless.”
In imperial Chinese legal proceedings, an oral confession was legally incomplete until the accused formally placed their thumbprint or mark on the written deposition.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to sign by making a cross or fingerprint mark
Historical term referring to official endorsement on a legal document or confession.
where is the written confession?
A formal, classical phrasing used in historical legal contexts to demand physical documentation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“As long as you press your fingerprint on this confession,”
“then press your fingerprint on the confession.”
“[Luo's Pawnshop] this is the contract you signed yourself.”
“Do you think my signed confession”
“I agree to the deal we just discussed. Sign and seal it.”
“Bring the confession and make him sign it.”