大哥行事鲁莽 迟早害了郑家
“As reckless as my eldest brother is, he will ruin the Zheng family sooner or later.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
只是你大哥做了奸恶之事 所以我
“It's just that your eldest brother committed evil deeds, so I...”
大哥 行事鲁莽 迟早 害了 郑家
“As reckless as my eldest brother is, he will ruin the Zheng family sooner or later.”
今日多谢了 他日有机会 定会还你这份恩情的
“Thank you for your help today. I'll surely repay this favor if there is a chance in the future.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese lineage culture, an individual's wrongdoing risks bringing collective ruin and disgrace to the entire family clan.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to act rashly or recklessly
A semi-formal four-character idiom describing someone who behaves impulsively without considering consequences.
sooner or later
Used to express inevitability about a future negative outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're the dignified Third Young Master of the Zheng family.”
“The Zheng family have no scruples now.”
“the Zheng family is divided and lacks unity.”
“You Qi family and Zheng family can take your time arguing.”
“We the Zheng family members never give each other a hard time.”
“The members of the Zheng family never deny our actions or shirk our debts.”