有种你就掐死我
“Kill me if you have the guts.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我会活得更好
“I will live a better life.”
有种你 就掐死我
“Kill me if you have the guts.”
“You don't have the guts to kill me, so back off.”
In colloquial Chinese, challenging someone's 'zhong' (seed/courage) attacks their bravery and dares them to follow through on an empty threat.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
having guts; having courage
A highly colloquial and aggressive challenge used in arguments to dare someone to take action.
to choke to death; to strangle
A resultative verb compound combining 'pinch/strangle' with 'death'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll strangle you!”
“I swear I'll kill you.”
“he would've strangled me to death.”
“Last time, when I had my hand around your throat to end you,”
“Kill them all!”
“Or I will kill you now.”