所以这个人肯定是个老烟枪
“The suspect is definitely a chain smoker.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Habits of luxury are hard to unlearn.”
所以 这个人 肯定是 个 老烟枪
“The suspect is definitely a chain smoker.”
“People like that easily crave a cigarette when stressed.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In colloquial Mandarin, '枪' (literally gun or pipe) often refers to items or people associated with smoking pipes; '老烟枪' historically evokes an old-timer constantly holding an opium or tobacco pipe, now standard slang for a chain-smoker.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
heavy smoker / chain smoker
A vivid colloquial noun used to describe someone with a longstanding, severe smoking habit.
definitely is a...
Used in spoken Chinese to express high certainty when making a deductive judgment about a person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He has a lung condition. Why would he be smoking?”
“But he has a lung disease. Why would he be smoking?”
“Even though I quit smoking years ago, I still understand a smoker's mindset.”
“Yes. He often comes to buy cigarettes. When did he buy cigarettes from you last time?”
“When did you start smoking?”
“People like that easily crave a cigarette when stressed.”