得边撒着纸钱边喊
“scattering joss paper while calling out.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
人死了以后得喊坟
“when someone dies, you have to call out to their grave,”
得 边 撒着纸钱 边 喊
“scattering joss paper while calling out.”
就像你刚才那样
“Like you just did?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese folk beliefs, calling the soul and scattering spirit money helps guide the deceased's spirit peacefully to the underworld without getting lost.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
joss paper / spirit money
Refers to paper burned or scattered in Chinese folk rituals for ancestors or the deceased.
simultaneously ... while ...
A standard correlative structure indicating two actions performed at the same time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I want to give you some paper money.”
“I'll burn you plenty of joss paper. I drank too much... Come on.”
“They are making it look like a funeral.”
“no one will burn incense or offerings for me.”
“I can't even receive any money.”
“to give money and food to the poor.”