你这一身伤反反复复的
“Your wounds keep flaring up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Is it really that hard to ask someone to help you apply the medicine?”
你这一身伤 反反复复 的
“Your wounds keep flaring up.”
得花多少银子治
“Think of how much silver it'll cost to treat them all,”
“Take care of yourself properly instead of letting these wounds drag on and bankrupt us.”
In Chinese relationships, genuine concern for another person's health is often expressed not through sweet sympathy, but through nagging complaints about inconvenience and expenses.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
covered in injuries / wounds all over the body
An idiomatic expression describing someone who has sustained physical trauma across their whole body.
repeatedly / over and over / relapsing
An AABB reduplication pattern used to describe persistent, recurring problems such as illnesses or bad habits.
Emphasizes the descriptive, ongoing state of recurring injuries.
