企图乱我大胤社稷
“and attempt to destabilize Great Yin.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“And now she has come to court to mislead the public”
企图乱我大胤社稷
“and attempt to destabilize Great Yin.”
其心可诛
“Her intentions are worthy of execution!”
“You are a traitor who deserves the death penalty for threatening our regime.”
In traditional court politics, accusing someone of threatening the 'sheji' (state altars) is the ultimate charge, removing any room for legal defense or political compromise.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to attempt, to scheme (with negative intent)
Almost exclusively used for malicious or illicit attempts in formal Chinese.
the state, the country (literally: altars of soil and grain)
Classical metonym for the nation or dynastic regime, frequent in historical fiction.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“coveted the Capital of Great Yin all his life.”
“he thought he could shake my foundation.”
“and shake the foundation of the state.”
“Zhuang Wujiu, you have rebelled against your superiors”
“to reignite a war between Zhou and Beidai,”