这厮自己也知道犯下弥天大祸 无法挽回
“The scoundrel knew he had committed a terrible offense that couldn't be undone,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可是重罪
“is a serious crime.”
这厮 自己 也 知道 犯下 弥天大祸 无法挽回
“The scoundrel knew he had committed a terrible offense that couldn't be undone,”
便私下联系了魏太傅
“so he privately contacted Grand Tutor Wei.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, lower-level figures who committed severe crimes routinely sought out powerful patrons for political sanctuary.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a catastrophic disaster / an irreparable blunder
A dramatic four-character idiom describing a colossal mistake or severe crime.
irreversible / beyond redemption
Commonly used in formal and spoken Chinese to describe situations or errors that cannot be remedied.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“he has committed such a terrible disaster. No matter how Your Excellency punishes him,”
“I've made a terrible mistake”
“I've made a terrible mistake”
“take responsibility for the mess you caused.”
“and committed such a terrible crime.”
“His crime is unforgivable!”