却未必得善终
“yet good endings are not guaranteed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
出生入死
“risk their lives,”
却 未必 得善终
“yet good endings are not guaranteed.”
所谓因果
“I've long stopped”
“No matter what is gained now, a violent or tragic end is almost inevitable.”
Dying peacefully of natural causes (善终) is considered the crowning blessing of life; failing to achieve it implies moral ruin or tragedy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
may not necessarily
A polite yet firm adverb used in formal or literary Chinese to express doubt or soften a categorical negation.
to meet a peaceful, natural end; to die peacefully in old age
Rooted in traditional views of life, used often in warnings about moral consequence or high-risk lifestyles.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but met a tragic end.”
“might not have come to this.”
“it won't end well for you.”
“there's no way she's had a good life.”
“that I want you to die a horrible death.”
“will die a terrible death!”