王家也无法独善其身
“your family can't stay out of it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
王家也无法 独善其身
“your family can't stay out of it.”
“I believe you're clever enough.”
“If he goes down, your family is going down with him unless you help me.”
In historical Chinese statecraft, whole clans shared collective responsibility; individual missteps inevitably jeopardized the entire family's survival.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to preserve one's own integrity; to steer clear of trouble and look out only for oneself
Originally a philosophical ideal of self-cultivation from Mencius, now frequently used in modern speech to mean staying out of muddy waters or remaining aloof from trouble.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“means nothing to the Wang family.”
“and can't have both in many cases.”
“That's the only way the Tian family can survive this crisis.”
“No one can break the Li family's rules!”
“she is still climbing the social ladder by aiming for the Wang family. So of course she has to use some tricks!”
“But his family can't give any support to your family.”