走水了 走水了 不好了 走水了
“Fire! Attention! Fire!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
走水了 快 走水了
“Fire! Hurry! Fire!”
走水了 走水了 不好了 走水了
“Fire! Attention! Fire!”
快 赶紧救火 你们几个去打水来
“Hurry! Go put out the fire! You lot, go fetch water!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In ancient China, directly uttering 'fire' (火) was thought to attract ill fortune, so people shouted 'water running' (走水) as a superstitious euphemism to psychologically suppress the flames.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fire breaks out (historical/traditional euphemism)
A traditional, period-drama term for catching fire, used as a taboo-avoidance euphemism instead of directly saying 'fire'.
oh no / this is bad / disaster strikes
Commonly shouted to announce sudden bad news or an impending crisis.
Indicates a sudden change of situation, heightening the urgency.
