不然到时候 我又得带着这个拖油瓶
“Otherwise, I'll have to drag this deadweight here again”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
希望旱魃能信守承诺 来侍鳞宗服法
“I hope Han Ba will keep his promise and come to the Shilin Sect to face judgment.”
不然 到时候 我又得 带着 这个 拖油瓶
“Otherwise, I'll have to drag this deadweight here again”
来这里抓他
“to catch him myself.”
“I really do not want to baby this liability any longer.”
Historically derived from traditional remarriage terminology, 'tuoyouping' has evolved into a colloquial jab for anyone perceived as deadweight or dead baggage in a cooperative endeavor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
otherwise; or else
A very useful transitional connector used to introduce an undesirable alternative consequence.
a burden; a deadweight; a third wheel
Originally referring to children from a previous marriage, colloquially used to jokingly or critically describe someone who slows down the group.
when the time comes; at that time
Common temporal phrase used to refer forward to a prospective future scenario.