才能换得一次的擦肩而过
“for just one brush of shoulders in this one.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“They say it takes 500 glances in a past life”
才 能换 得一次的 擦肩而过
“for just one brush of shoulders in this one.”
咱俩上辈子
“Then in our past life,”
“You and I meeting like this is no mere coincidence—it's destiny.”
This line is the second half of a legendary Buddhist quote ('five hundred backward glances in a past life are exchanged for brushing past each other in this life'), frequently used in popular Chinese romance to emphasize destined love.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to brush past each other; to miss a chance encounter
A very common idiom used both literally for physically brushing past someone and metaphorically for narrowly missing an opportunity.
to exchange for; to earn in return
Used in poetic or reflective contexts to describe what is gained through immense effort or karmic accumulation.
