若不是看在你过世的父亲
“if not for the brotherhood”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
戴小子
“Dai,”
若不是看在你过世的父亲
“if not for the brotherhood”
与我有同袍之谊
“I shared with your late father,”
“You screwed up badly, and the only reason you are still unharmed is your father's memory.”
Traditional Chinese ethics heavily emphasize interpersonal ties (guanxi) and loyalty spanning generations, where deceased comrades' children are granted leeway out of respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if not for the sake of; were it not out of consideration for
A standard construction to introduce an exception or indulgence granted strictly due to respect for an outside person or circumstance.
deceased; late
A respectful way to refer to someone who has passed away, polite in both formal and spoken registers.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I couldn't avenge”
“where my grandfather wouldn't have to die.”
“I heard your grandfather passed away.”
“Do you just hate to see my parents”
“My father passed away too.”
“If your parents and relatives are gone,”