是想以自己的性命相逼
“is using his own life as leverage”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是想以 自己的 性命相逼
“is using his own life as leverage”
让我放过那两个叛主之徒的女儿
“to make me spare the two daughters of that traitor.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Threatening suicide or sacrificing one's life to bend a powerful person's will is a classic trope in Chinese historical ethics and drama.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to force/coerce someone by means of...
A formal grammatical frame indicating that someone is applying extreme pressure using a specific leverage.
one's own life
Often used in dramatic narratives involving martyrdom, suicide threats, or extreme sacrifice.