我们一群小老百姓
“We're just a bunch of ordinary folks.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
仙子多虑了
“You worry too much, Immortal.”
我们一群 小老百姓
“We're just a bunch of ordinary folks.”
手无缚鸡之力
“We're too weak to even tie a chicken.”
“We pose zero threat to you, so please spare us and let us go.”
In Chinese narrative tradition, depicting oneself as powerless commoners is a survival tactic used to deflect confrontation when facing supernatural or high-ranking authorities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ordinary folks; everyday commoners
A humble, colloquial label used to emphasize one's ordinary, powerless status, often when trying to stay out of trouble.
a group of; a bunch of
Standard measure phrase used to group people or animals together.