便畏罪自焚 真是死有余辜
“Now that the truth is exposed, he killed himself out of guilt. He deserved death.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没想到谋害袁放的竟然是黎王 如今事情败露
“Who would've thought Prince Li was behind Yuan Fang's murder? Now that the truth is exposed, he killed himself out of guilt.”
便畏罪自焚 真是 死有余辜
“Now that the truth is exposed, he killed himself out of guilt. He deserved death.”
穆阳侯
“Marquis Muyang.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese moral discourse, dying by one's own hand when crimes are uncovered is viewed with contempt rather than pity, reinforcing the idea of cosmic and legal justice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to commit self-immolation to escape punishment for one's crimes
A formal classical idiom describing suicide driven by the fear of facing judgment.
even death would not expiate the guilt / fully deserving of death
A set idiom expressing severe condemnation for heinous crimes.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“by committing suicide to escape punishment.”
“is likely strangulation. So it was indeed suicide by hanging.”
“Those who take the blame die of guilt.”
“Don't commit suicide. You're not the culprit.”
“to immolate himself for his state.”
“Don't think you don't have to take responsibility this way!”