却因其父十恶不赦
“because his father was later found guilty of unforgivable crimes,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
景宁十七年 真定府秀才朱正荣 以子告父
“[Case Precedents] In the 17th year of Jingning, a scholar from Zhending Prefecture named Zhu Zhengrong accsued his own father—”
却因其父 十恶不赦
“because his father was later found guilty of unforgivable crimes,”
免受杖责
“Zhu Zhengrong was exempted from the strokes of the cane.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial Chinese penal codes, 'Ten Abominations' were the gravest crimes, such as treason or severe unfilial conduct, which were excluded from general amnesties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
guilty of unpardonable crimes / heinous
An idiomatic expression describing egregious wickedness or crimes so severe that they can never be forgiven.
