我一命抵一命
“I'll trade my life for his.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我知道杀人是要偿命的
“I know killing means paying with my life.”
我 一命抵一命
“I'll trade my life for his.”
“Don't drag my wife into this.”
“Take me and execute me, just leave my wife out of this.”
In traditional Chinese moral concepts, one must repay blood with blood, yet family loyalty often drives individuals to shoulder all legal blame to shield loved ones from implication.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a life for a life
A dramatic idiom used when someone demands vengeance or willingly offers their own life to pay for a murder.