与这些魔教之人同流合污
“mingling with these demon sect people,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这才忍辱负重
“bearing humiliation,”
与这些魔教之人 同流合污
“mingling with these demon sect people,”
好阻止他们修炼魔功
“to prevent them from practicing evil arts”
“I only pretended to be one of them so I could stop them from the inside.”
Traditional Chinese morality honors individuals who endure public shame or pretend to betray their morals if it serves a righteous ultimate cause.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to wallow in the mire with someone, to collude with villains
A common idiom used pejoratively to condemn compromising one's morals to join bad actors.
demonic cult, unorthodox sect
Standard fantasy and Wuxia terminology denoting the antagonistic, outlaw martial arts faction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“"like you were mingling with us,"”
“How could I collude with the demonic sect?”
“You must've colluded with the demon sect.”
“Why collude with the demonic sect”
“You betrayed your master and ancestors.”
“colluding with the demonic sect chief”
“if you truly colluded with the demonic sect”
“Even if I submit to the demonic sect,”