那不真成了活菩萨了
“That would make them a living saint, wouldn't it?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“without expecting anything in return? Right?”
那 不真 成了 活菩萨了
“That would make them a living saint, wouldn't it?”
罢了罢了
“Fine, never mind.”
“Nobody is that purely selfless in real life.”
Derived from Buddhist imagery, Chinese speakers refer to exceptionally charitable individuals as 'living Bodhisattvas', though it is frequently weaponized in sarcastic banter about human greed.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
living Bodhisattva / saintly benefactor
Can be used sincerely for a savior, but often used ironically to label an unrealistically selfless person.
wouldn't that truly turn into...
A rhetorical frame used to introduce an extreme or absurd consequence of a premise.
Marks the hypothetical completed transformation into a 'living Bodhisattva'.
