你竟觍颜搜刮民脂民膏
“Yet you have the gall to bleed the people dry.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你竟觍颜搜刮 民脂民膏
“Yet you have the gall to bleed the people dry.”
实为京兆府之耻
“A shame upon the Jingzhao Prefecture!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese political philosophy, officials are seen as 'parental figures' to the populace; preying on commoners' livelihood is viewed as the ultimate moral transgression.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
shamelessly / have the gall to
A formal, literary expression used to condemn someone acting without any sense of shame.
the flesh and blood of the people / hard-earned wealth of the masses
A classic four-character idiom strictly referring to wealth squeezed from ordinary citizens by corrupt rulers or officials.
