我给你留条活路
“I'm leaving you a way out.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还有这个
“And this.”
我 给你 留条活路
“I'm leaving you a way out.”
“Take this and go find Fan Changyu,”
“I am sparing your life this once, so take this chance and run.”
Traditional Chinese conflict philosophy stresses never pushing an adversary into total desperation, leaving a slight opening to avoid mutually destructive retaliation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
leave an escape route; spare someone's life
A common idiom used in dramatic confrontations or negotiations meaning to give someone a chance to survive or avoid total ruin.