必然是功大于过
“his merits far outweigh his faults.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但要功过相比
“when merits and faults are weighed,”
必然是功大于过
“his merits far outweigh his faults.”
陛下如今奖励武安侯
“Rewarding the Marquis of Wu'an now”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese political culture, officials and emperors are frequently judged on an explicit ledger of achievements (gong) versus mistakes (guo) to rationalize rewards or punishments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
merits outweigh faults
A classic four-character idiom used when evaluating a person's performance or legacy, emphasizing overall positive contributions.
inevitably is; bound to be
Used to express strong certainty or logical necessity in formal discourse.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“has been offset by this merit.”
“is never as simple as offsetting one with the other.”
“her merits cancel out her faults.”
“You could say I did something good.”
“or is he innocent and actually deserves credit?”
“Of course, she should be rewarded too.”