断子绝孙
“with his own eyes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我要让秦安亲眼看着秦家
“I want Qin An to watch his bloodline end”
断子绝孙
“with his own eyes.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Confucian culture, having no descendants to carry on filial sacrifices is considered the ultimate misfortune, making this one of the most vicious curses possible.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have no male heirs; to have one's lineage eradicated
One of the most severe curses in Chinese culture, reflecting the grave importance of ancestral lineage.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to the public.”
“We're done!”
“♪ As splendor fades, frost seals the heart shut ♪ all ties between us are severed.”
“so she killed the mothers to steal a child.”
“Hair intertwined,”
“and cut off contact with my parents.”