先去别处暂避些时日
“and go hide somewhere else for a while.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
把家中的猪棚和房地都变卖掉
“Sell your pigsty, house, and land,”
先去 别处暂避些时日
“and go hide somewhere else for a while.”
爹娘
“Father, Mother.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese narratives, selling family property and fleeing town is the ultimate measure taken when threatened by corrupt officials or powerful local tyrants.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take temporary refuge; to lay low
A semi-formal collocation used when advising someone to steer clear of trouble or an enemy for a short period.
for a period of time; some days
A classic or slightly elevated phrasing equivalent to 'some days' or 'a while' in spoken modern or period Chinese.
