就算是下黄泉又如何
“going through hell is worth it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
若是能救父母
“If one could save their parents,”
就算是 下黄泉 又如何
“going through hell is worth it.”
莞儿
“Wan,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Sacrificing one's life or braving the underworld to rescue one's parents is the ultimate manifestation of filial duty in traditional Chinese culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even if / even assuming that
A conditional marker used to introduce an extreme hypothetical concession.
descend to the Yellow Springs / to die
A traditional literary idiom denoting entering the underworld or dying.
so what? / what difference does it make?
A rhetorical challenge used to dismiss fear, objections, or consequences.
