但是对我恩重如山
“he has shown me great kindness.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
戚帅虽然不知道我的身份
“Although Marshal Qi doesn't know my identity,”
但是对我 恩重如山
“he has shown me great kindness.”
“I can leave. I can leave everything behind.”
“I cannot abandon him, because running away would make me an ungrateful traitor to my own conscience.”
Reciprocating benevolence ('en') is a cornerstone of Chinese moral ethics; deserting a benefactor in peril brings profound moral shame.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
benevolence as weighty as a mountain; immense debt of gratitude
A standard four-character idiom expressing profound, life-altering gratitude toward a benefactor or mentor.