快 走水啦 快救火 快救火 打水来
“- Hurry. - Fire! Fire! Put out the fire! Go get some water!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
走水啦 走水啦 快救火 快去打水来
“Fire! Fire! Put out the fire! Go get water!”
快 走水 啦 快救火 快救火 打水来
“- Hurry. - Fire! Fire! Put out the fire! Go get some water!”
“The tents are on fire. Put it out.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese culture, mentioning 'fire' (火) was considered inauspicious and feared to invite disaster, leading people to use the euphemism 'water is moving' (走水) instead.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fire outbreak (traditional/archaic euphemism)
A traditional Chinese euphemism for 'fire hazard' or 'building on fire', commonly encountered in historical dramas.
to fight a fire; to extinguish a fire
A standard action verb used when mobilizing to put out an ongoing fire.
to fetch water
A common everyday phrase used when gathering water from a well, river, or tap.
Indicates an abrupt change of situation and heightens the sense of emergency.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Come put out the fire! Hurry! Put out the fire! Put it out!”
“Put out the fire! Quick!”
“Go put out the fire! Go!”
“Water! Put in the water! Come on!”
“Hurry! Put out the fire. Hurry. Yes.”