既然君逼臣反 臣不得不反
“Since you drive me to rebel, I have no choice!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那
“Fine.”
既然 君逼臣反 臣 不得不反
“Since you drive me to rebel, I have no choice!”
“You gave me no way out, so don't blame me for turning against you.”
A traditional Chinese political maxim stating that when a sovereign abuses power excessively, the moral obligation of absolute loyalty is broken, legitimizing rebellion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have no choice but to; cannot but
A very common formal and written pattern used to express that an action is forced by external circumstances.
since; given that
Commonly initiates a premise accepted as fact, often paired with '就' or '那' in reasoning.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We are no longer ruler and subject, nor are we merely friends.”
“the emperor has failed his subjects.”
“you must uphold justice for this subject.”
“was divine punishment for my misconduct as ruler.”
“trying to frame the Marquis of Wu'an and me.”
“Even if it displeases Your Majesty, I must remonstrate!”