我和寄灵 都是嫩草
“Ji Ling and I are the tender shoots.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你和露芜衣 都是千年狐狸 和你俩比起来
“You and Lu Wuyi are both thousand-year-old foxes. Compared to you two,”
我和寄灵 都是 嫩草
“Ji Ling and I are the tender shoots.”
“You're siding with him already?”
“Don't lump us together with shrewd veterans like you; we are totally innocent.”
Contrasting 'old foxes' (shrewd veterans) with 'tender grass' (fresh innocents) is a common trope in Chinese casual banter to tease social experience.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
tender grass; inexperienced youths or fresh newcomers
Often used metaphorically in casual spoken Chinese to emphasize youthfulness, innocence, or lack of worldly experience.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He's easy to win over. Don't underestimate him.”
“Give Ji Ling back to me. Give him back!”
“I am Ji Ling!”
“You have Ji Ling's memories, don't you?”
“Ji Ling was your youth, your past.”
“Look at Ji Ling. He dresses so flamboyantly every day.”