他是南洋瘟神
“He's the Plague of Nanyang.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
把这钱交给张海楼
“Give this money to Zhang Hailou.”
他是 南洋瘟神
“He's the Plague of Nanyang.”
是他
“It's him.”
“Are you out of your mind? That guy is bad news and brings nothing but trouble.”
Derived from traditional Chinese mythology where deities govern pestilence, referring to someone as a 'Wenshen' colloquially marks them as a toxic individual or a walking catastrophe that everyone avoids.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
jinx; bringer of bad luck; harbinger of disaster
A highly expressive colloquial metaphor used to describe someone who consistently brings bad luck or trouble to those around them.
he is...
Basic copula structure used here emphatically to highlight a well-known title or notorious identity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“So the Evil God of Nanyang was something you guys were orchestrating behind the scenes.”
“It seems the South Seas are full of strange tales.”
“If I got these injuries in Nanyang, I'd be dead by now.”
“a world-renowned Divine Doctor,”
“Didn't she go to Nanyang?”
“He sailed in Nanyang for years.”