我们确实不能玷污他的名声 也不能用我的名字
“We indeed can't tarnish his reputation. And you can't use my name either.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们 确实 不能 玷污他的名声 也不能 用 我的名字
“We indeed can't tarnish his reputation. And you can't use my name either.”
我堂堂孔孟后人 我得给我爹妈留脸 你一介草民
“I am a dignified follower of Confucianism. I must save face for my parents. You're just a commoner.”
“You need to protect his honor, but do not think for a second that you can drag me into this mess instead.”
In traditional Chinese culture, one's family name and reputation belong to the ancestors; risking them for external troubles is considered deeply unfilial and shameful.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
tarnish his reputation or soil his good name
A formal and dramatic idiom commonly used when discussing honor, legacy, and moral standing.
certainly cannot; truly must not
Used to express firm agreement on a principle before establishing a constraint or boundary.
