真是可歌可泣 感天动地
“What a heroic and epic story, a touching one.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
保住了一条性命
“He took the antidote in time and kept his life.”
真是 可歌可泣 感天动地
“What a heroic and epic story, a touching one.”
圣上一定会法外开恩 褒奖大理卿的一片苦心
“His Majesty will surely show mercy and praise your noble heart,”
“Quit the melodrama; it is absurdly pretentious.”
In classical and modern rhetorical Chinese, stringing together grandiose four-character idioms (chengyu) is a classic tactic for sharp, sophisticated sarcasm.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
inspiring and tragic; deeply moving
A formal idiom used literally for heroic deeds, or ironically to mock someone who is acting overly dramatic.
earth-shaking; moving heaven and earth
A four-character chengyu denoting actions profound enough to move the cosmos, often paired rhetorically.
