孰轻孰重 你当自明
“you should know which weighs heavier.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
和李氏全族相较
“compared to the entire Li clan—”
孰轻孰重 你当自明
“you should know which weighs heavier.”
“[Merciful White Dragon Temple] If you cannot find the person I seek,”
“You know the survival of your entire family depends on obeying my orders.”
In historical China, an entire clan shared legal accountability, making the preservation of one's clan (全族) the ultimate bargaining chip used by rulers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
which is primary and which is secondary; which matters more
A formal classical idiom used when urging someone to make a sensible decision between two unequal stakes.
ought to know for oneself
Literary and authoritative phrasing used by superiors to demand common sense and obedience without spelling out the obvious.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We know what matters and what doesn't in life and business.”
“N-N-Not so hard.”
“how then do we distinguish magnitude or importance?”
“A light tap might leave a loud echo.”
“without thinking.”
“regardless of right and wrong, at worst, you could be sentenced”