肯定会将李德才送官 到时候事情闹大了
“you'd definitely take Li Decai to court. If it caused a stir,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我怎么就不信呢 您就是信了 依您的性子
“Why wouldn't I believe it? Even if you believed it, given your temperament,”
肯定会 将李德才送官 到时候 事情 闹大了
“you'd definitely take Li Decai to court. If it caused a stir,”
“it would only humiliate Aunt, leave Run fatherless,”
“Don't act on impulse; think about how much humiliation this will bring upon our own family.”
In traditional Chinese culture, domestic scandals are often resolved internally to prevent loss of face (丢脸面) and damage to family reputation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
turn someone over to the authorities/court
A common historical or dramatic idiom for reporting a crime to officials instead of handling it privately.
a matter getting out of hand / a scandal escalating
Widely used in modern spoken Chinese to describe an issue blowing up into public scrutiny.
Marks an anticipated change of state indicating that the situation will become excessively troublesome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It just serves him right!”
“like Li Decai to do his bidding.”
“She's the mistress Li Decai keeps in Suzhou. They even have a child.”
“Li Decai, let go of Zhengyou. Or my blade will make you regret it!”
“It was simply because she was instigated by Li Decai and Tian Jiangyue.”
“I'll set this little brat free. Li Decai,”