岂不是白白浪费了 结咒之缘
“Wouldn't that waste our spell bond?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我已成了孤冢
“I may have died.”
岂不是白白 浪费了 结咒之缘
“Wouldn't that waste our spell bond?”
我之前胆大妄为
“I was reckless before.”
“Do not let our sacrifice go in vain.”
Chinese narratives heavily emphasize karmic bonds ('缘'); wasting a predestined bond is seen as a tragic moral and spiritual failure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wouldn't that be; isn't it
A rhetorical device used in formal or literary spoken Chinese to emphasize an absurdity or undesirable outcome.
to waste in vain; to squander completely
Used to criticize the useless loss of resources, time, or opportunities.
Indicates completion or the realization of an undesirable resulting state.