殿下房间走水了
“Fire in His Highness's room!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
走水了
“Fire!”
殿下房间 走水了
“Fire in His Highness's room!”
殿下
“Your Highness!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese culture avoided shouting 'fire' (火) to ward off bad omens, euphemistically crying 'water is moving' (走水) instead.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fire has broken out
A classic historical euphemism for 'fire' (着火), avoiding the unlucky word 'fire' by invoking 'water'.
Marks a sudden change of state, conveying immediate emergency.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your Highness. I won't leave. I want to stay with you.”
“Your Highness! Your Highness, terrible!”
“Your Highness, the wine jug is empty. I'll go fetch another.”
“You can stay here with peace of mind.”
“Your Highness, if we don't leave now, we will be late.”
“Your Highness, there's news of Her Highness.”