横竖不留你活口了
“you shouldn't be left any way to survive.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
蠢货 你当真以为自己活得了命 皇后早就说过了
“You fool. Did you really think you'd make it out alive? Her Majesty already said”
横竖 不留你 活口 了
“you shouldn't be left any way to survive.”
别跑啊 站住
“Don't run! Stop right there!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A common trope in Chinese historical intrigue where pawns who completed their task are immediately eliminated to protect their superiors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in any case, either way, no matter what
Used in colloquial Chinese to emphasize that an outcome is inevitable regardless of conditions.
leave someone alive, spare a life
Frequently used in crime or historical drama contexts regarding eliminating witnesses.
Indicates a decisive realization and finality regarding the listener's fate.
