外头现在这么多鬼子 一五九师自身都难保
“There are so many Japs outside now. The 159th Division can barely protect itself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It's difficult for the 159th Division to come over. What are you thinking?”
外头现 在这 么多鬼子 一五九师自身 都难 保
“There are so many Japs outside now. The 159th Division can barely protect itself.”
“You still expect them to support us? Brigadier, give the order to retreat. If we don't retreat,”
“Reinforcements are not coming, so staying here is suicide.”
The term '鬼子' (literally 'ghosts/devils') originated as a xenophobic slur for foreign invaders, especially Japanese soldiers during WWII.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable even to save oneself; barely surviving
An idiomatic set phrase used to emphasize that an entity is overwhelmed by its own trouble and unable to help anyone else.
outside; out there
Spoken colloquial alternative to '外面' commonly heard in northern and casual conversational Chinese.
