我弄死他我 是我
“I'll make them pay. It's me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是 谁要欺负你了 你告诉我
“But if anyone messes with you, just tell me.”
我 弄死他 我 是我
“I'll make them pay. It's me.”
古师
“Master Gu.”
“I will protect you with everything I have, no matter what happens.”
Using exaggerated, tough vernacular to promise retribution against anyone who harms one's love interest is a classic cinematic display of gallantry and devotion in Northern Chinese culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to beat someone up badly / to take someone down completely
A highly colloquial, intense, and hyperbolic threat used in Northern Chinese to show extreme determination or anger, not meant literally.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll make you pay. I swear.”
“I'll kill you.”
“You want to kill me?”
“Make noise again, and I'll kill you!”
“Come on, kill me.”
“You have to survive to kill me.”