你一个法师 身边带着一只小妖
“A demon hunter carrying a demon around?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这是狗
“That's a dog.”
你一个法师 身边 带着一只小妖
“A demon hunter carrying a demon around?”
“- Are you crazy? - Nonsense! Young man,”
“Who are you trying to fool? Masters don't keep monsters as pets.”
In traditional Chinese fantasy lore, masters/cultivators (法师) and spirits/monsters (妖) are mortal enemies, making their companionship suspicious and taboo.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
carrying around; keeping by one's side
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe having a person, pet, or object constantly accompanying someone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm just a low-rank demon. I haven't done anything terrible.”
“you and your girls don't stand a chance.”
“they hid Master Shenguan's body in a load of firewood.”
“I don't know any demon tricks.”
“You're powerful demon hunters,”
“But unlike you back-alley, rogue demon hunters,”