宁愿割肉还亲
“I'd rather give my own flesh to repay my parents.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
儿子若是哪吒
“If I were Nezha,”
宁愿 割肉还亲
“I'd rather give my own flesh to repay my parents.”
宣儿
“Xuan!”
“I would rather die or mutilate myself than let you control my destiny.”
In traditional Confucian belief, one's body belongs to one's parents. The act of cutting flesh to return it symbolizes the absolute, ultimate repayment of parental debt to achieve personal liberation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cut off flesh to repay parents; make the ultimate sacrifice to sever family debt
A classical idiom derived from the Nezha myth, used metaphorically to express radical sacrifice or total rupture with family obligation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I couldn't even bring myself to kill you just now.”
“A bond that can never be broken.”
“Makes me hate the thought of killing you!”
“you won't do those dangerous tasks again.”
“your own flesh and blood.”
“If you still consider me your uncle,”