报仇不成 含恨而终
“fails to avenge and dies with regret,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
若是他就缺这味救命药
“If he's missing this life-saving medicine,”
报仇 不成 含恨而终
“fails to avenge and dies with regret,”
“that petty man will surely become a vengeful ghost”
“If we let him die before he gets his revenge, his bitter spirit will never let us hear the end of it.”
In traditional Chinese folklore, dying with unavenged wrongs (含恨而终) prevents the soul from reincarnating, turning the deceased into a restless ghost (冤魂) that haunts the living.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to die full of regret and resentment
A literary idiom frequently heard in historical dramas and storytelling to describe a tragic death where a person's deepest grievances remain unresolved.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But this isn't the path of vengeance.”
“I already got back at him for you. Still not happy?”
“I'm afraid we can't even”
“I want revenge.”
“is the best revenge.”
“If it works out, everyone's happy. If it doesn't, he doesn't lose much.”