连失信之事都未曾干过一件
“Never once have we committed even a breach of trust,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
李墨在徽州传承百年 百年来俱是诚信守法
“Li Ink has been established in Huizhou for over a century. For 100 years, we have been honest and law-abiding.”
连 失信 之事都未曾 干过 一件
“Never once have we committed even a breach of trust,”
“let alone a crime as heinous as trading with foreign enemies.”
“We haven't broken the smallest promise, so accusing us of treason is completely absurd!”
For traditional merchant lineages, such as the famed Huizhou merchants (Huishang), commercial integrity (诚信) is regarded as the core family honor and moral defense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
acts of bad faith; breaching trust
A formal and literary term referring to dishonest actions or breaking one's word.
never; have not yet
A formal, written or elevated spoken negative adverb equivalent to 没有.
