下令宁杀错
“I gave the order to kill the innocent”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我为表忠心
“To prove my loyalty,”
下令 宁杀错
“I gave the order to kill the innocent”
“I had to show no mercy to prove I was completely dedicated.”
In historical authoritarian regimes, subordinates frequently committed extreme violence to eliminate suspicion and guarantee their patron's favor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
would rather kill by mistake
First half of the classic idiom '宁杀错，勿放过' (better to kill the innocent than let the guilty slip away).
to issue an order
Used in formal, military, or authoritative contexts when issuing a command.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Of course we'll kill him,”
“There was no way such a man would murder someone and steal his identity.”
“and execute treacherous officials below.”
“was to silence them.”
“You dare kill a court official?”
“silence witnesses.”