但柳刺史尸骨未寒
“But his body is barely cold,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“That would likely require a full autopsy of Prefect Liu.”
但柳刺史尸骨未寒
“But his body is barely cold,”
“He just passed away; cutting open his body right now violates human decency.”
Traditional Chinese culture strongly emphasizes keeping a corpse intact after death, making autopsies culturally and religiously taboo unless under extreme circumstances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
before the bones have gone cold; shortly after someone's death
An idiomatic four-character idiom (chengyu) used to criticize disrespectful actions taken immediately after someone has died.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Being forced to authorize an autopsy on Prefect Liu,”
“That would likely require a full autopsy of Prefect Liu.”
“Besides, Prefect Liu has already returned.”
“We only wish to see justice done for Prefect Liu.”
“Prefect Liu cherished his wife dearly.”
“By then, Prefect Liu's organs”