污臭困水可为浊
“Foul stagnant water can be impure water.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
和污浊之气
“and turbid qi itself.”
污臭困水 可为浊
“Foul stagnant water can be impure water.”
灾狱秽土可为浊
“Filthy soil from a prison can be impure earth.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese cosmology divides the universe's vital energy (Qi) into pure/clear (Qing) and impure/turbid (Zhuo), representing order versus chaos or refinement versus decay.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
can be considered as; can serve as
A classical written-style connective used to express that something qualifies as or counts as a particular category.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and slung mud at her!”
“Turbid qi is chaotic and uncontrollable.”
“Everything you taste is foul and rotten,”
“But turbid qi is chaotic and uncontrollable.”
“A decaying dead wood is considered impure.”
“Dirty, exhausting, and rough.”