活菩萨 您抬眼看一下啊
“Living Buddha, take a look.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
哥哥 不用咬了 这十二条呢 你咬到天亮去了
“Brother, no need to bite them. There are twelve here. It'll take you until dawn.”
活菩萨 您 抬眼看一下 啊
“Living Buddha, take a look.”
我们都是体面人 不可能有假的 您自个儿掂量掂量
“We are respectable people, we wouldn't have fakes. Just weigh them yourself,”
“Please show some compassion and just look at the goods so we can get this over with!”
Referring to someone as a 'living Bodhisattva' leverages Buddhist imagery of compassion to morally obligate the person in power to be merciful.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
living Bodhisattva; merciful savior
Commonly used colloquially to lavish praise on someone who has the power to rescue or show mercy to the speaker.
look up and take a quick glance
A humble request asking someone of higher status or holding power to deign to look.
Adds an urging, emotional inflection to the request.
