乱心迷智 入了魔道
“to lose their minds and enter the demonic path.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
引得不少百姓
“causing many commoners”
乱心迷智 入了魔道
“to lose their minds and enter the demonic path.”
简直无法无天
“They are utterly lawless.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese narrative ethics strictly contrast orthodox righteousness (正道) with the chaotic demonic way (魔道), condemning any doctrine that deludes public harmony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to become possessed / to go astray into evil
Originating from Buddhist and Taoist concepts, widely used in dramatic or figurative contexts to describe losing one's moral bearings.
the demonic path / the way of evil
Frequent in fantasy and historical genres to signify heretical or evil practices opposed to orthodox morality.
Indicates the completion of a transition or entry into an undesirable state.
