不得已杀人灭口
“Thus, you had no choice but to silence her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你怕走漏风声
“You were afraid that the news might get leaked.”
不得已 杀人灭口
“Thus, you had no choice but to silence her.”
沁香殊死挣扎中
“During her desperate struggle,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese legal interrogations and detective narratives rely heavily on four-character idioms like '杀人灭口' to succinctly capture motives and criminal acts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
having no alternative; as a last resort
Used to describe an action taken reluctantly due to compelling circumstances.
to murder someone to silence them
A classic set phrase widely used in crime, mystery, and legal dramas to describe eliminating an eyewitness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“trying to silence us.”
“You're not going to kill me, are you?”
“was to silence them.”
“silence witnesses.”
“and were silenced?”
“Murder!”