三百七十九口人
“Three hundred and seventy-nine lives.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
三百七十九口人
“Three hundred and seventy-nine lives.”
“Every last one of them died from the plague!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Ancient Chinese administrations tracked populations rigorously by household (户) and individual members (口), especially when assessing disaster relief or military conscription.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
persons / individuals (in a census or disaster count)
The measure word '口' is traditionally used when counting family members or total casualties/population.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“in the village.”
“over 1.3 million men,”
“More than 3 million.”
“Expected: 36 men.”
“Present: 31 men.”
“Think of how much money and how many people are involved!”