问你什么答什么 免受皮肉之苦
“Behave yourself. Answer whatever you're asked, and you'll spare yourself the pain.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
饶命 饶命 小的就是个卖香烛的 老实点
“Sir, spare me, please! I'm just an incense seller. Behave yourself. Answer whatever you're asked,”
问你 什么 答 什么 免受皮肉之苦
“Behave yourself. Answer whatever you're asked, and you'll spare yourself the pain.”
“I really am just an incense seller. Enough!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese dynastic settings, physical torture was a standard part of legal interrogations to extract confessions quickly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
answer only what you are asked
A stern, authoritative formula used to shut down excuses and demand strict answers.
to avoid physical pain or corporal punishment
A common idiom in period dramas and legal thrillers meaning sparing oneself from torture or a beating.
