还想让人杀我灭口
“and even tried to have me killed to cover his tracks.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
竟然让我睡马厩
“he made me sleep in the stables”
还想让人杀我灭口
“and even tried to have me killed to cover his tracks.”
“I spent every last bit of money”
“You treated me like trash and then tried to erase me completely to save your own skin!”
A common dramatic trope in Chinese crime and wuxia narratives reflecting the extreme moral depravity of corrupt officials or schemers willing to eliminate pawns to cover up guilt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
silence a witness; murder to keep a secret
Frequently combined with '杀人' (杀人灭口) in crime, mystery, and historical drama contexts.
even dared to / even contemplated doing something
Used to express indignation when an action escalates beyond acceptable limits.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“silence witnesses.”
“trying to silence us.”
“he will definitely try every possible means to kill me. Lu Junxiang?”
“So you want to kill me? Get rid of the people outside first.”
“How could he try to kill me ruthlessly?”