这顾家 从根儿上就坏了
“This Gu family is rotten to the core.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这回算是开了眼了
“This was a real eye-opener.”
这顾家 从根儿上 就坏了
“This Gu family is rotten to the core.”
“Otherwise, you should come back to Tongzhou with me.”
“There is no saving this family; you must get away before they drag you down.”
In traditional Chinese society, an individual's wrongdoing often implicates the moral integrity of the entire clan from the root up.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
from the very root / fundamentally / at the core
A common colloquial idiom used to describe systemic or intrinsic flaws.
Indicates an established and irreversible state of deterioration.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It seems the Gu family is not one to be trifled with so easily.”
“is not something our Gu family would even care about.”
“for the Gu family, it might actually be a good thing.”
“Responsible for the family. Able to shoulder things.”
“Perhaps the entire Gu family will be implicated.”
“If you are wronged in the Gu Manor,”