你可还分得清是人是鬼
“Can you even tell good from bad?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“most in your faction are vile and sinister people.”
你可还 分得清是人是鬼
“Can you even tell good from bad?”
臣
“I am”
“You have been completely deceived by treacherous schemers and have lost your moral discernment.”
In Confucian political philosophy, the supreme skill of a ruler or statesman is 'zhiren' (knowing men), meaning discerning honest talent from duplicitous villains ('ghosts').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be able to distinguish clearly
A potential complement structure used to express the cognitive ability to tell two things apart.
whether one is human or ghost (righteous or treacherous)
A vivid metaphorical expression used to question someone's ability to see through deception and true moral character.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I couldn't tell if they were good or evil.”
“I can't tell if those around me are good.”
“Unless you've got a guilty conscience?”
“Then is he a human or a ghost?”
“Ghost! There's a ghost!”
“(This is the true face of the water ghost.)”