一早就攥在 衰仔基那里了 两天前
“in the hands of Brat Ji all along. Two days ago,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
只把刘天全给交出来 你知道吗 走私线呢
“He only handed over Liu Tianquan. You know what? The smuggling ring was”
一早就 攥在 衰仔基 那里了 两天前
“in the hands of Brat Ji all along. Two days ago,”
他警告那个衰仔基呢
“he warned Brat Ji”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
'Shuāizǎi' (Cantonese: seoi1 zai2) literally means 'loser' or 'jinx boy', commonly used in Hong Kong crime cinema as a contemptuous or familiar moniker for a petty gangster.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
early on, since long ago
Used idiomatically in spoken Chinese to stress that a condition has existed for a considerable time.
gripped tightly by, controlled firmly by
A vivid physical metaphor for holding monopoly, dominance, or leverage over someone or something.
Marks the completed state or reality of the situation having already taken place.
