戏比天大
“"The opera matters most."”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
人都爱说
“People love to say,”
戏比天大
“"The opera matters most."”
“But I say it's deceptive nonsense.”
“People always sanctify the stage, but honestly, it's just pure nonsense.”
The traditional theatrical adage '戏比天大' dictates that performing comes before personal life or suffering, though modern practitioners sometimes challenge its harshness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the play is bigger than the sky; the show must go on
A famous traditional Chinese theatrical maxim highlighting total devotion to performance above personal concerns.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She's too headstrong.”
“Anything can wait”
“Oh, Jesus!”
“is harder than climbing to heaven.”
“This is a catastrophe.”
“What goes around comes around.”