叔公这是要打死九弟？
“Are you killing Yanlai, Great-uncle?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
叔公 这是要 打死 九弟？
“Are you killing Yanlai, Great-uncle?”
“Father has just died. Do you want to lose another family member?”
“Are you out of your mind? You are going to kill him if you keep this up!”
In ancient Chinese patriarchal families, senior elders possessed disciplinary rights over juniors, which could sometimes escalate to life-threatening corporal punishment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is it intended to; are you going to
Used to question someone's extreme behavior by calling out the obvious, often disastrous outcome.
to beat to death
A resultative complement indicating that physical striking results in death.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“By killing a Xie descendant, will you answer to our ancestors?”
“does your heart ache for her?”
“Uncle, why? You're embarrassing me.”
“Lei, don't worry. I'm doing fine.”
“let me teach this disrespectful little disciple a lesson.”
“Uncle, why are you doing this? A slap in the face?”