这帮竖子
“Those incompetent fools.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这几个位置有钻孔
“There are holes drilled in these spots.”
这帮竖子
“Those incompetent fools.”
偏偏在这些位置凿洞做眼
“They drilled holes in these specific spots.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
'竖子' is a renowned literary insult dating back to antiquity (notably used by Fan Zeng against Xiang Yu), signifying arrogant contempt for short-sighted, unworthy people.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this gang / this bunch of
A spoken classifier phrase often carrying an informal or derogatory nuance when paired with negative nouns.
scoundrels / ignorant youngsters / rascals
A literary and historical insult used to mock immature, contemptible, or short-sighted fools.
