草菅人命 还我公道
“(Negligent murder! We demand justice!)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“(Black-heart factory! Deadly production!)”
草菅人命 还我公道
“(Negligent murder! We demand justice!)”
黑心工厂 危险生产 草菅人命 还我公道
“(Black-heart factory! Deadly production!) (Negligent murder! We demand justice!)”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chanting rhythmic four-character slogans is a classic mode of collective demonstration and grievance expression in Chinese society when legal channels are perceived as stalled.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to treat human life as grass / utterly disregard human lives
A powerful four-character idiom (chengyu) used to condemn authorities or companies responsible for avoidable deaths.
return justice to me / give me justice
A standard protest or petition slogan used when demanding accountability for an injustice.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You trample on human lives.”
“These people have no regard for human life. What a tragedy.”
“(He has no regard for human life.)”