差点把那个火哥的老巢都给端了
“They almost took down Huo's entire operation.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就在他们与咱们联络前后
“right around when they contacted us.”
差点 把 那个 火哥的 老巢 都给 端了
“They almost took down Huo's entire operation.”
“No wonder they're rushing to cooperate with us.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese police and crime fiction frequently employ vivid vernacular terms like 'duan' (carry off/bust) and 'laochao' (den) when discussing raids.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
den; hideout; headquarters of criminals
Derogatory term specifically used to describe a criminal syndicate's main base.
to raid and dismantle; to wipe out
Slang idiom used when law enforcement or rivals dismantle an entire illegal operation or nest.
Marks the completion or near-realization of the action when paired with '差点'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Huo, your reputation has always been well-known.”
“Don't you see how jealous Huo is?”
“Feng broke up with her ages ago. She's the shameless one”
“Huo, famous across the Southwest, is actually henpecked?”
“you two were trapped in a fire together.”
“and destroy the whole lot.”