这口诀多好 怎么给划了？
“That's a great rule. Why cross it out?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
师父
“Sir.”
这口诀 多好 怎么 给 划了 ？
“That's a great rule. Why cross it out?”
“Those were just silly rhymes I made up. So much for being a top student.”
“This seems really useful to me; why would you throw it away?”
In traditional Chinese mentorship, disciples study their master's notes closely; questioning a master's self-erasure shows deep reverence for their craft.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so good / really great
Used in spoken Chinese as an exclamatory phrase to praise the quality or suitability of something.
crossed out / deleted
The preposition '给' functions here to emphasize the action done to the object, common in colloquial Northern Mandarin.
Marks the completion of the crossing-out action and conveys a sense of change or result.
