嫡系部队十损七八
“The direct line troops lost seventy or eighty percent.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
淞沪会战刚打完
“The Battle of Shanghai just ended.”
嫡系部队 十损七八
“The direct line troops lost seventy or eighty percent.”
南京要守吧 中国要守吧
“Nanjing needs to be defended. China needs to be defended.”
“Our best forces are practically wiped out; how can we realistically continue fighting?”
In Chinese military and organizational history, 'dixi' denotes factions or units having primary loyalty and closest lineage to the top ruler, carrying the highest status.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
direct-line troops / elite core division
A historical military term describing troops directly loyal to the central leadership.
seventy to eighty percent wiped out / suffering catastrophic loss
A classical four-character idiom indicating overwhelming casualties or damage.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“we had lost 40 percent of our forces. I didn't dare to get bogged down,”
“Commander Fujita...”
“I'm afraid it could damage the reputation of the Young Marshal of the Shuoxi Army.”
“has fourteen divisions,”
“in Hu Lian's 18th Army direct unit.”
“That way, the main force can advance without obstruction.”