将全府上下屠杀殆尽
“and killed everyone in the mansion,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
端王妃好言相劝 他竟突然发狂
“Princess Consort of Duan tried to reason with him. But he suddenly lost it”
将 全府上下 屠杀殆尽
“and killed everyone in the mansion,”
“including Princess Consort of Duan.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical China, political vendettas or tyrannical rampages frequently targeted an entire household rather than an individual, emphasizing collective liability and absolute eradication of noble lines.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the entire household; everyone from masters to servants
A classical four-character compound referring comprehensively to all social tiers living within a large traditional mansion or estate.
slaughtered to the last person; wiped out entirely
A highly formal idiom used in literary or historical narratives to depict thorough, merciless extermination.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and carried out a massacre of the islanders,”
“committed such inhuman massacres...”
“[Wanted] [Notice] Their entire household was slaughtered.”