有何颜面 在她棺椁面前站着
“unacceptable by both moral and law. How dare you to stand before her coffin?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
忤逆不孝的东西 你害死祖母 悖逆人伦 理法不容
“You ungrateful wretch! You caused your grandmother's death, violating human ethics, unacceptable by both moral and law.”
有何颜面 在她棺椁面前站着
“unacceptable by both moral and law. How dare you to stand before her coffin?”
我害死祖母
“I caused her death?”
“You are shameless and guilty; get out of here.”
Standing before an elder's coffin demands strict filial piety; claiming someone has 'no face' (有何颜面) there is an ultimate moral repudiation in Chinese culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how can one have the nerve/face to
High-register classical phrasing used to accuse someone of being utterly shameless.
in front of the coffin
Formal term referring to the inner and outer coffins of an elder or esteemed person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What right do you have to live in this world?”
“How could I possibly”
“You're nearly dead, and you still talk about dignity?”
“How does he have the face to take this golden liquid?”
“what will become of the royal family's dignity?”
“the company's shareholders.”