眼睁睁地看着宗门子弟
“standing by and watching as the sect's disciples”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
却不肯帮忙
“but why did they refuse to lend a hand,”
眼睁睁地看着 宗门子弟
“standing by and watching as the sect's disciples”
尽数战死
“perished one and all?”
“You callously stood by and did nothing while our people perished.”
In Chinese martial arts and xianxia traditions, standing by while comrades perish violates the core ethic of righteousness (Yi), making bystander inaction a severe moral crime.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
helplessly; passively looking on while something bad happens
Use this adverbial phrase when emphasizing that an observer failed to act or was powerless during a disaster.
disciples or members of a martial/spiritual sect
A classic martial arts and xianxia term referring to the younger or rank-and-file members of an organization.
