慢点吃 跟饿死鬼一样
“Slow down. You eat like starving ghosts.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但也不欠你们
“but I won't owe you anything either.”
慢点吃 跟饿 死鬼 一样
“Slow down. You eat like starving ghosts.”
樊娘子
“Mrs. Fan.”
“Calm down and slow down; nobody is taking your food away.”
Drawing from folk Buddhist imagery, comparing someone to a 'starved ghost' is a common colloquial way to tease someone who eats with desperation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
eat slowly; take your time eating
A common colloquial phrase used by parents, hosts, or close friends to show care during a meal.
hungry ghost; famished glutton
Used playfully or pejoratively to tease someone eating with extreme urgency or greed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Eat slowly. Don't choke.”
“Easy on the pastry. You've eaten much. Are you sure you have room for more later?”
“Eat slowly,”
“Eat slowly. Slowly.”
“Be careful.”
“Easy. Beggars can't be choosers. Okay.”