你这身体 要再犯病怎么办?
“What if you fall sick again?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我一出门 你就往元龙里跑
“Whenever I go out, you sneak into Yuanlongli.”
你这身体 要再 犯病 怎么办 ?
“What if you fall sick again?”
“Sick? Look at me. The very picture of health.”
“You are too sick to be running around outside; stay home before you collapse.”
Adult children in Chinese culture often take on a strict parental tone toward aging parents who refuse to acknowledge their frail health.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have a relapse of an illness or suffer a medical episode
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe sudden flare-ups of chronic conditions.
what should be done / what if
Used as a rhetorical warning device highlighting potential negative consequences.