月娘意欲何为啊?
“What are you after?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
先是意图谋害本县主 再是私用禁药杀害产母
“First you meant to harm me, then you used banned drugs and killed the birth mother.”
月娘 意欲何为 啊?
“What are you after?”
就是替人接生
“Just delivering babies”
“Explain yourself—what sinister goal were you trying to achieve?”
In historical and administrative settings, officials use terse classical phrases like '意欲何为' to establish unquestioned authority over an accused subject.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what are your intentions?; what do you intend to do?
A highly formal, classical rhetorical phrase used in confrontational or judicial settings to demand motives.
Heightens the rhetorical pressure and expresses exasperation or stern authority.