你是说录像厅那个买凶的？
“You're talking about the guy in the video rental shop?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Doesn't that sound familiar?”
你是说 录像厅 那个 买凶 的？
“You're talking about the guy in the video rental shop?”
“That guy was drunk. It doesn't count.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Video parlors (录像厅) in late 20th-century China were popular, cheap entertainment spots often associated in crime narratives with underworld figures and unregulated spaces.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Do you mean...
A highly common spoken formula to verify or clarify what the other person just said or implied.
to hire a hitman / contract killer
Often combined into compounds like 买凶杀人, typically used when discussing criminal plots or news.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The weapon was bought nearby.”
“[Yo Tzu] The video. You said the killer sent you a video.”
“Wasn't there a video recording? They can see it very clearly.”
“Aren't you Imperial Guards out there catching the culprit?”
“then this DV can't threaten you anymore, right?”
“Why are you so fierce?”