你身后有尾巴 那个行商的戚九
“You've been tailed. That merchant, Qi Jiu, is”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
出什么事了
“what happened?”
你身后 有尾巴 那个 行商的戚九
“You've been tailed. That merchant, Qi Jiu, is”
“still creeping behind you.”
“Be careful, you are being watched and followed right now.”
Calling a pursuer a 'tail' (尾巴) is a widely recognized Chinese colloquial idiom reflecting clandestine street smarts and awareness of being spied on.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have a tail; to be followed
A classic colloquial slang metaphor meaning someone is tracking or trailing your movements.
itinerant merchant; traveling trader
A traditional term used to identify traveling tradespeople, often found in historical or period settings.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I just caught the tail end. I didn't hear much.”
“you have to keep your head down,”
“Big head and little tail.”
“Watch out for any tails.”
“I will show you.”
“you must come back in shame. Eat and sit at the children's table.”