只怕那孩子也活不了多久
“that child wouldn't live much longer.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我若是走了
“if I left,”
只怕 那孩子也 活不了多久
“that child wouldn't live much longer.”
所以你偷偷换掉徐公给伍木金的汤药
“So you secretly switched the medicine Mr. Xu gave Wu Mujin”
“I had to do it, otherwise that child would definitely die.”
In Chinese moral narratives, violating propriety or rules is frequently contextualized and partially exonerated by the imperative of saving an innocent life, especially that of an infant.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I'm afraid that; it is feared that
Used to express worry or an undesirable likelihood in spoken and written Chinese.
won't survive much longer
A grave potential complement structure describing a person's critically short life expectancy.