统统给你陪葬
“his entire household goes down with him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
母后要让他全府上下
“Mother will make sure”
统统 给你 陪葬
“his entire household goes down with him.”
快
“[Prince Rui's Mansion] Hurry!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, severe crimes against royalty resulted in collective punishment of an entire clan, and vowing to make enemies 'accompany the dead in burial' was the ultimate expression of blood vengeance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
all / every single one / completely
An emphatic adverb used before a verb to stress that absolutely no exceptions will be made.
to be buried alive with the dead / to go down together
Historically literal; in modern spoken Chinese, it is used figuratively in fierce arguments to mean dragging someone down to ruin with oneself.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“will be buried with me.”
“I'll make you join him in death today!”
“everyone in this county office will die with me!”