只怕我们早就没了性命
“we would have died long ago.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
若非戚帅和将军收留
“If Marshal Qi and General didn't take us in,”
只怕 我们 早就没了 性命
“we would have died long ago.”
戚帅与将军
“Marshal Qi and General have done us”
“We owe everything to them, and our loyalty to them is non-negotiable.”
In traditional Chinese culture, surviving due to someone's shelter creates an indelible moral obligation of lifelong loyalty and service.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I'm afraid that, in all likelihood
Used to introduce an unwelcome probability or a sobering hypothetical scenario.
to lose one's life
A dramatic spoken way to refer to dying, especially under perilous circumstances.