怎会做出此等偷鸡摸狗之事
“How could he possibly stoop to theft?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
王忠乃我大唐将士
“Wang Zhong is a general of the Tang.”
怎会 做出此 等 偷鸡摸狗 之 事
“How could he possibly stoop to theft?”
你等毫无证据
“You barged into his home”
“He is an honorable imperial soldier; he would never stoop to petty crimes.”
In historical China, warriors of the imperial realm were held to standards of bravery; accusing a soldier of 'stealing chickens and touching dogs' is an egregious affront to personal and military dignity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
petty theft; sneaky, dishonorable misbehavior
A vivid four-character idiom used colloquially and rhetorically to deprecate low-level, clandestine criminal activities.
how could [someone]
A classical and formal rhetorical question marker used to express disbelief or strong rejection.