为圆一个谎 可舍一条命
“To cover a lie, one can sacrifice a life.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“For one life, one can make up a lie.”
为圆一个谎 可舍一条命
“To cover a lie, one can sacrifice a life.”
太史丞 我看这案子不查也罢
“Mr. Xiao, I say this case isn't worth investigating.”
“Someone is willing to kill or die just to maintain this deception—be very careful.”
Classical and period drama Chinese frequently employs symmetric parallel phrasing ('为了一条命 / 为圆一个谎') to deliver profound, dramatic philosophical insights.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to patch up a lie; to make a lie sound consistent
A common compound verb used when someone invents additional details to cover up an initial falsehood.
to sacrifice one's life
A literary and dramatic phrase used when describing extreme dedication or fatal consequences.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you tell a lie, then you need to tell another 100 lies to explain it.”
“Can you even cover up the lies you told yourselves?”
“No one can cover for us this time.”
“I'd have to tell more lies to cover it.”
“For one life, one can make up a lie.”
“You've smoothed things over.”