怎敢冒天下之大不韪
“risk universal condemnation”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这天元派
“How dare Tianyuan Sect”
怎敢冒天下之大不韪
“risk universal condemnation”
做出这样的事
“and do such a thing?”
“How can they be so brazen as to defy the entire world like this?”
Defying 'all under heaven' (Tianxia) is seen as the ultimate transgression in traditional Chinese thought, justifying collective resistance against the offending party.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to brave universal condemnation; to brazenly defy public morals
A highly formal idiom used when someone commits a brazen act that outrages the entire society or moral consensus.
how dare (someone)
Rhetorical question marker expressing sharp indignation or incredulity at someone's audacious behavior.