就不怕引来杀身之祸吗
“Are you not afraid of inviting death upon yourself?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“General Xiao defied the instruction and sent troops.”
就不怕 引来杀身之祸 吗
“Are you not afraid of inviting death upon yourself?”
大王子
“Eldest Prince,”
“He is practically inviting his own execution by doing this.”
Defying an imperial decree (抗旨) was considered treason in imperial China, carrying the death penalty for the perpetrator and often their entire clan.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fatal disaster; deadly catastrophe
An idiom referring to fatal consequences caused by one's own dangerous or rebellious actions.
aren't they even afraid of...
A rhetorical device used to emphasize recklessness or disregard for extreme risk.
Marks the rhetorical question, intensifying the disbelief and sense of impending doom.