这些人捡回一条狗命
“These people barely escaped death.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可悲啊
“How pathetic.”
这些人 捡回一条狗命
“These people barely escaped death.”
要是他们再横
“If they act tough again,”
“They are lucky to be breathing at all, so they better not cross the line again.”
Associating humans with dogs ('狗命') in Chinese insults serves to thoroughly dehumanize an opponent and project overwhelming dominance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to barely escape with one's life; to survive by luck
Commonly used to describe someone who narrowly escaped fatal danger.
worthless life; wretched existence
A derogatory, vulgar insult directed at enemies to demean the value of their lives.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Where did you get this dog?”
“survived the great battle.”
“She thought it was a dog and never expected such consequences.”
“even the abandoned cat and dog. What are you talking about?”
“he would be a mad dog when he came back this time.”
“by sheer luck.”