那我就得了不治之症
“then I have a terminal illness.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那我 就得 了 不治之症
“then I have a terminal illness.”
程小东
“Cheng Xiaodong,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Popular modern Chinese romance media often uses dramatic metaphors comparing passion to an inescapable sickness to express total devotion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
incurable disease; terminal illness
A four-character chengyu frequently used literally in medicine or metaphorically in literature and romantic hyperbole.
contracted; fell ill with
Common collocation with diseases (得病 / 得了...) to indicate contracting a sickness.