快 - 出什么事了？ - 走水了
“Hurry. Hurry. - What happened? - There's a fire.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有劳郭内侍
“Thank you, Eunuch Guo.”
快 - 出什么事了 ？ - 走水了
“Hurry. Hurry. - What happened? - There's a fire.”
赶紧救火
“Put out the fire.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In ancient China, uttering the word 'fire' (huo) during an outbreak was considered inauspicious, so people traditionally shouted 'zou shui' (water is running) as a euphemism and a call to bring water to extinguish it.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
What happened?
A very common phrase used when encountering an unexpected disturbance, accident, or chaotic situation.
Fire! / A fire has broken out!
A traditional, historical euphemism for a fire outbreak, used instead of directly saying 'fire' to avoid invoking bad luck.
Indicates a sudden change of state or new emergency situation requiring immediate attention.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Go check it out! Is there a fire?”
“Fire! Attention! Fire!”
“It's just a fire,”
“when an accidental fire broke out.”
“Fire! Fire! Help! Someone help!”
“Thanks. Slow down. I'm off.”