保不准会拼个鱼死网破
“might drive them to fight to mutual destruction.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I feared that trapping them here too long”
保不准会拼个鱼死网破
“might drive them to fight to mutual destruction.”
为防突变
“To prevent sudden change,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Ancient Chinese military philosophy emphasizes 'do not press a desperate foe too hard' (穷寇莫追) to avoid triggering suicidal, fierce resistance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
there is a good chance that; cannot guarantee they won't
Used in spoken Chinese to introduce an uncertain but highly probable negative outcome.
a fight to the death; mutual destruction
A vivid idiom describing a situation where a desperate party risks destroying both themselves and the opponent.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm not afraid to fight them to the end.”
“he might already be a corpse.”
“we'll drag each other down together.”
“At worst, we'll die together. Don't think I'm afraid of you.”
“You want to drag me down together, huh?”
“It's not time for death yet.”