即便是刀山火海
“even if it meant going through hell,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
莫说是这等规矩
“let alone such rules,”
即便是刀山火海
“even if it meant going through hell,”
也会前来
“they would still come.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using severe Buddhist hell imagery like knife-mountains and fire-seas highlights an extreme level of sincere dedication common in chivalric or dramatic romance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even if; even though
Used to introduce an extreme hypothetical condition to emphasize an unwavering conclusion.
mountains of daggers and seas of flames; extreme danger or hardship
A common idiom used hyperbolically to emphasize willingness to face deadly peril.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Come fire or high water,”
“we'll do it, however hard it may be.”
“Come fire or high water, I will see it fulfilled.”
“You, for example, Commandery Prince An, you knew this was a treacherous place”