就是专门来 给我上眼药的
“came here to cause me trouble.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这个李有田
“Li Youtian”
就是 专门 来 给我上 眼药的
“came here to cause me trouble.”
杀人偿命 天经地义 杀人偿命
“Right and proper! Murderer should die! Right and proper!”
“He did not come here with good intentions; he came specifically to mess with me.”
Literally 'applying eye drops', this idiom metaphorically describes stinging discomfort inflicted subtly by an antagonist to impede someone's actions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to secretly sabotage someone; to intentionally irritate or undermine someone
A very common colloquial Northern Chinese idiom describing covert actions intended to cause trouble or speak ill of someone behind their back.
came specifically to
Used to emphasize targeted purpose or deliberate premeditation.
Used at the end of the sentence to give an assertive, explanatory tone about the person's true intent.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're not tending to it properly, just to make me feel pity for you?”
“Do you only care about the herbs?”
“Is this meant to cure the eyes or to detoxify?”
“Because someone treated my wounds. Right?”
“Are you blind?”
“I'm here seeking medicine.”