这按理说死者为大
“By all rights, the deceased take precedence,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
往玄妙观去
“to Xuanmiao Temple on South Gate Street.”
这 按理说 死者为大
“By all rights, the deceased take precedence,”
我们理当 应该避让的
“and we should have made way—”
“We shouldn't mess with a funeral or create bad karma; let's stay out of their way.”
A deeply rooted Chinese cultural tenet dictating that the dead supersede earthly conflicts and that rituals for the deceased must be granted deference and solemn courtesy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ordinarily speaking / it stands to reason that
Used to frame what should happen according to general conventions or common sense, often preceding a condition or concession.
respect for the dead takes precedence
A standard moral maxim invoked whenever matters involving a deceased person require special concession or reverence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(The deceased must be given justice.)”
“If he were dead, we could just bury him.”
“We have to think about the living first, right?”
“died one by one, in order.”
“without caring who dies.”
“even unto death.”