萧珣这厮竟恶毒至此 整个东宫都被屠了
“Xiao Xun is truly without mercy. The entire Eastern Palace has been massacred.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
萧珣这厮竟 恶毒 至此 整个东宫都被 屠了
“Xiao Xun is truly without mercy. The entire Eastern Palace has been massacred.”
“The entire Eastern Palace has been massacred. Even the Crown Princess and her son were…”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial Chinese history, dynastic power struggles often ended in the total extermination of the rival crown prince's household to eliminate future threats.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this bastard / this scoundrel
A derogatory historical pronoun used to express contempt toward a villain.
vicious to such an extent
A literary expression used to emphasize the horrifying level of someone's malice.
Eastern Palace (the Crown Prince's palace)
A standard historical term used metonymically for the Crown Prince and his faction.
Indicates the completion of an action and the realization of a catastrophic new situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“In their eyes, Xiao Xun”
“Xiao Xun devastated the people all along the way.”
“Xiao Xun will definitely bide his time to make a move.”
“If we release Xiao Xun, we'll be releasing an enemy.”
“To catch him”
“If Xiao could survive such dire straits, so can he.”