殿下肯定不会善罢甘休
“Her Highness will surely not let it go.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
若太傅真杀了九弟
“If he actually kills Yanlai,”
殿下 肯定不会 善罢甘休
“Her Highness will surely not let it go.”
可若殿下封赏了九弟
“But if Her Highness grants the title,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Disputes among imperial princes and powerful ministers often resulted in high-stakes vendettas where letting things slide was seen as fatal weakness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to let a matter drop; to leave it at that
Almost exclusively used in the negative (如 '不会善罢甘休') to indicate that someone will relentlessly pursue conflict or retribution.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He will not let this go easily.”
“He won't let it go so easily.”
“I'm sure he won't easily let you off the hook.”
“General Chu wouldn't let that happen.”