去惩治这些逞凶作恶的人
“with the law of Great Tang.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
更不能用大唐的律法
“nor punish these criminals”
去惩治这些逞凶作恶的人
“with the law of Great Tang.”
天理昭彰
“Justice will prevail.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Imperial debates often balanced strict adherence to codified dynastic law against the cosmic principle of righteous retribution for severe crimes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to act violently and commit evil deeds
A literary four-character idiom (chengyong-zuo'e) used to denounce ruthless criminals or malicious actors.
to punish and bring to justice
A formal verb used in legal or disciplinary contexts to describe enforcing institutional punishment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I had to make that murderer pay for what he did.”
“put countless, uh, criminals behind bars.”
“Shouldn't he be punished properly?”
“and apprehend more criminals!”