现在走了太吃亏了
“It'd be a waste to leave now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Even if there are ghosts, we've already been scared.”
现在 走了 太吃亏 了
“It'd be a waste to leave now.”
好阴森啊 是啊 田兴
“It's so spooky. Yeah. Tian Xing,”
“We have already suffered through the scare, so we cannot afford to leave empty-handed.”
The concept of 'chi kui' involves bearing a loss; speakers frequently resist backing down once initial hardship or fear has been endured to avoid a total loss of investment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
too much of a loss / putting oneself at an unfair disadvantage
Use this whenever an action would result in wasted effort or an unfavorable outcome.
Emphasizes the change in circumstance and the resulting state of facing an unacceptable loss.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“has been too tough.”
“But now I can't leave.”
“had nowhere else to turn to.”
“it hasn't been easy for you two to come this far.”
“I'm desperate now.”
“Has she left? No.”