血流成河 你这样视万民如草芥之人
“and the streets run red. Are you, who treat the people as weeds,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Do you want to be emperor that badly? So many people have died in the city”
血流成河 你这样 视万民如草芥 之人
“and the streets run red. Are you, who treat the people as weeds,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese political thought holds that a legitimate ruler must cherish the people (爱民); viewing citizens as weeds forfeits the moral right to rule.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
rivers of blood; carnage on a massive scale
An idiomatic expression describing extreme violence, devastation, or heavy casualties in warfare.
to treat the common people like worthless weeds
A classical idiom used to denounce tyrannical rulers who display total callousness toward human suffering.
