若不是大仇未报
“(If not for the unresolved feud,)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
若不是大仇未报
“(If not for the unresolved feud,)”
“(I'd want to be with her forever.)”
“I want to be with her, but my duty to avenge my family must come before my own happiness.”
In traditional Chinese moral philosophy, avenging murdered family members is a sacred moral imperative that takes precedence over romantic fulfillment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if not for; were it not for
Used to introduce a counterfactual condition that prevents someone from doing what they actually desire.
great vengeance remains unfulfilled
A standard four-character classical idiom frequently used in historical and martial arts contexts to signify an ongoing duty of revenge.