但是你不能玩玉器
“But you shouldn't mess with jade.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“There's a “Yu” in your name.”
但是你 不能 玩玉器
“But you shouldn't mess with jade.”
为什么
“Why?”
“According to metaphysical rules, getting involved with jade will bring you bad luck.”
In traditional Chinese belief, jade carries strong spiritual energy and its wearer's destiny or name characters must harmonize with it, otherwise it can bring misfortune.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to collect and appraise jade; to be a jade connoisseur
In Chinese collector circles, the verb '玩' (wan) denotes serious hobbyist collecting, connoisseurship, and handling of curios.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I can't play with you two.”
“I won't allow you to keep playing with fire.”
“You can play games or something.”
“It's not like I got it for you.”
“You can't touch that.”
“You can try to play some games instead.”