这个张海盐比那个张启山 棘手一千倍 一万倍
“This Zhang Salty is a thousand, ten thousand times more troublesome than Zhang Qishan.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
属下知道了 但您刚才不是说 那是张启山的人
“Understood. But didn't you just say they were Zhang Qishan's men?”
这个 张海盐比 那个 张启山 棘手一千倍 一万倍
“This Zhang Salty is a thousand, ten thousand times more troublesome than Zhang Qishan.”
“I didn't tell you earlier because I was afraid you'd wet your pants in fear.”
“Do not underestimate him; he is vastly more dangerous than anyone you have faced.”
In hierarchical contexts, leaders use hyperbolic comparisons to command absolute obedience and prevent subordinates from acting rashly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
troublesome / thorny / hard to handle
A useful adjective for describing tricky problems, tough situations, or dangerous opponents.
a thousand times, ten thousand times (much more)
A standard rhetorical hyperbole used in spoken Chinese to stress extreme differences.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Zhang Qishan is really cruel.”
“Have you heard of a man named Salty Zhang?”
“Have you ever heard of a man called Zhang Salty?”
“is whether Zhang Qishan is worthy of our trust.”
“Zhang Qishan is quite arrogant.”
“We are on the same boat with Zhang Qishan.”