你为何会对他痛下杀手吗
“why you tried to murder him?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
能走到今天的位置 全靠元弘太子提拔 你想说说
“You got where you are now all thanks to Crown Prince Yuan Hong's support. Would you like to explain”
你 为何会 对他 痛下杀手 吗
“why you tried to murder him?”
“Tell me who on earth ordered you to do this!”
“How could you bring yourself to butcher the very man who gave you everything?”
Betraying a patron who promoted you (提拔) is considered one of the highest moral offenses in traditional Chinese ethics, making unprovoked murder especially abominable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ruthlessly kill / strike a deadly blow without mercy
A formal idiom used to describe cold-blooded, vicious attacks or assassinations, often against someone who did not deserve such cruelty.
why / for what reason
The formal or literary equivalent of '为什么', common in historical dramas, interrogations, and serious discourse.
Turns the clause into a prompt question, pushing the suspect to respond or account for their actions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why did you have to kill them?”
“do you know why he only dares to hire a murderer?”
“Why did you kill her?”
“Why on earth did you harm him?”
“Song's rival. But why?”
“Why are you so cruel to yourself?”
“He stayed out of all worldly affairs. Why did you have to hunt him down and kill him?”