背信弃义 愧负社稷
“He is disloyal, betraying his country!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
背信弃义 愧负社稷
“He is disloyal, betraying his country!”
尔等逆贼 愧对山河 当受千刀万剐之刑
“You rebel is shameless! You deserve painful death!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
'Sheji' represents the spiritual foundation of the Chinese state; betraying it is viewed as the ultimate moral transgression against heaven and society.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
break faith and abandon righteousness; treacherous betrayal
A severe moral indictment used when condemning treason or extreme disloyalty.
the state; the country (literally: the altars of soil and grain)
Literary metonym for the nation or dynastic empire in historical texts and costume dramas.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Those ungrateful wretches.”
“runs counter to the moral duty of the state.”
“That ungrateful wretch!”
“they were called ungrateful,”
“This is called ingratitude. You know?”
“That "ungrateful" comment”
“I broke my word and acted arbitrarily.”