刘背那孙子跑了
“That bastard Liu Bei ran off.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还要等多久啊
“do we have to wait?”
刘背那 孙子 跑了
“That bastard Liu Bei ran off.”
货到了
“Have the goods arrived?”
“We have a major problem—that jerk bailed on us!”
Literally meaning 'grandson', 'sunzi' is used in northern slang as a biting slight implying the person is weak, cowardly, or beneath contempt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that bastard / that coward
A colloquial northern insult used to vent intense irritation at someone who acted cowardly or dishonorably.
ran away / took off
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to indicate that someone fled, escaped, or deserted their post.
Signals a change of state and sudden new situation requiring immediate reaction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Liu Bei can't get away.”
“Liu Bei broke the rules of our trade.”
“Have Liu Bei carry the small one.”
“I only saw his back when he ran away.”
“so I snuck out without my family's knowledge.”
“Why would Captain Ye check Liu Bei?”