这藏头露尾了数日
“After skulking around for days,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“so you come here to upset them once a year?”
这藏头露尾了数日
“After skulking around for days,”
“You've been skulking like a coward for days, but you finally dared to show your face.”
Traditional martial and adversarial ethics celebrate open, fearless confrontation while scorning covert, furtive maneuvering.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to hide one's head but show the tail; to act stealthily, evasively, or half-heartedly conceal oneself
A vivid idiom used to criticize sneaky, suspicious, or cowardly behavior.
several days
A slightly formal, written-flavor temporal chunk used in spoken Chinese to add dramatic weight.
Marks the completion or continuation of the ongoing state of hiding up to the present moment.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“with no clear beginning or end. It might not have what you are looking for.”
“by the end of the year,”
“If they dig further, they'll trace it back to you.”
“Their grave's already overgrown.”
“Otherwise,”
“it is not until the last moment”