早被判定满门抄斩
“and was sentenced to execution of his entire clan.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
大人就要草草推断吗 沈毅 那可是钦犯
“are you just rushing to conclusions? Shen Yi? He was an imperial criminal”
早被判定 满门抄斩
“and was sentenced to execution of his entire clan.”
你把这种不忠不义之人 设为典范 未免太过
“You regard such a disloyal and treacherous person as a role model? That's just too...”
“This matter is settled law and treason; defending him makes you complicit.”
In traditional imperial Chinese law, treason resulted in the capital punishment of the offender's entire family to eradicate future retribution and deter rebellion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
was sentenced/adjudicated long ago
Used in legal and formal arguments to emphasize that a verdict is long established and indisputable.
extermination of the entire clan/family
A historical four-character idiom denoting the total confiscation of property and execution of an entire household for severe crimes like treason.
