更不会放过任何一个害群之马
“nor will I let any bad apples go.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I will absolutely not implicate any innocent people,”
更 不会放过 任何一个 害群之马
“nor will I let any bad apples go.”
多谢城主
“Thank you, Your Excellency.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese authority figures, maintaining credibility requires balancing benevolence toward innocents with ruthless severity toward corrupt subordinates.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a bad apple; a black sheep who harms the group
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used formally to condemn someone who disrupts or ruins an entire community or team.
even less likely to let off / spare
Used to emphasize absolute resolve in punishing or pursuing someone after stating a baseline guarantee.
