我都已经要金盆洗手了
“I was ready to quit for good.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我都已经要 金盆洗手 了
“I was ready to quit for good.”
是她们非来要求我
“But they came begging me,”
“Don't pin this entirely on me; I was already trying to get out of this dirty business.”
Derived from wuxia culture, 'washing hands in a golden basin' represents a solemn public ritual where a gangster or martial artist completely severs ties with the underworld to live an upright life.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to wash one's hands in a golden basin; to retire from crime or a shady profession
A classic martial arts idiom widely used in modern spoken Chinese to denote quitting an illicit trade, gang, or underworld business.
already
Emphatically highlights that an action or milestone had already been reached or prepared beforehand.
Marks imminent change of status and adds definitive emphasis to the speaker's claim of retirement.
