人觉得你是扫把星
“So many brooms. People may think you're a broom spirit.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你这 你这 每家一把 你这么多扫帚 人
“Well, every household gets one broom? So many brooms. People may think you're a broom spirit.”
人觉得你是 扫把星
“So many brooms. People may think you're a broom spirit.”
我就当月海的扫把星了 你就是一簸箕精
“Then, I'll be Yuehai's broom spirit. And you be a dustpan spirit.”
“Nobody appreciates what you're doing; they think you just bring bad luck.”
Literally referring to comets resembling brooms, 'saobaxing' is deeply rooted in Chinese folklore as an omen of bad luck and social disruption.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
jinx; harbinger of bad luck
A common colloquial insult used to label someone believed to cause trouble or misfortune wherever they go.
people think; others consider
A colloquial way of citing collective public opinion to add weight to a criticism.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Yucheng was meant to have.”
“calling me a jinx.”
“[Where Clouds Roam and Snow Dances] to bring a jinx like you here?”
“You jinx! Are you blind?”
“Jinx! Bad luck to meet you!”
“Maybe I really am a jinx.”