就算各打五十大板 也有很多人会认为
“even if we shared the same blame, there would be many people”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Once there is a conflict between the police and the public,”
就算 各打五十大板 也有 很多人会认为
“even if we shared the same blame, there would be many people”
这是在官官相护
“who believe that the bureaucrats shield one another.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Public skepticism toward state authority often assumes 'officials shield one another' (官官相护), creating public relations dilemmas where even neutral punishments are suspected of bias.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to punish both sides equally / apportion blame evenly
A vivid idiom derived from imperial court floggings, commonly used when an arbiter disciplines both opposing parties equally.
even if / granting that
Used to introduce a concession in an argumentative spoken context.
