还不是中国人杀中国人
“and it's all just Chinese killing Chinese.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你杀了我多少人 我杀了你多少人 死了这么多人
“How many of my men have you killed? How many of yours have I killed? So many have died,”
还不是 中国人杀中国人
“and it's all just Chinese killing Chinese.”
现在 鬼子就在咱家门口
“Now, the Japs are right at our doorstep.”
“Our fighting is completely pointless when we are just killing our own brethren while the real enemy is outside.”
In Chinese historical narratives, internal conflict among compatriots during foreign invasion is viewed as the ultimate moral tragedy, evoking strong calls to end infighting for the greater national survival.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the end, it is nothing other than...
Used in rhetorical questions to emphasize the underlying, disappointing reality of a situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We Chinese shouldn't fight Chinese, right?”
“Chinese don't fight Chinese.”
“the days of Chinese fighting Chinese are over.”
“and two Chinese died as well.”
“[Taxi] No, we didn't kill this man.”
“our men are only allowed to kill Japanese soldiers.”