你知道我为什么 要把自己变成这般吗?
“Do you know why I made myself like this?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
竟把自己变成一个 人不是人、鬼不是鬼的东西
“You've turned yourself into something neither human nor ghost.”
你知道 我 为什么 要把 自己 变成这般吗?
“Do you know why I made myself like this?”
为了长生?
“For immortality?”
“You judge me, but you have no idea the agony that drove me to this.”
In Chinese fantasy dramas, turning into a monster often reflects unbearable trauma or extreme devotion rather than innate evil.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
like this; in this state
A literary and dramatic demonstrative pronoun referring back to a specific state or appearance.
Turns the statement into a challenging question to force the listener to engage.