你还要把他们供养起来 跟菩萨似的
“You still want to raise them? like a Bodhisattva.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么着
“What?”
你 还要 把他们供养 起来 跟菩萨似的
“You still want to raise them? like a Bodhisattva.”
天天给他们上香 是啊
“to worship them every day. Yes.”
“Why are you treating those freeloaders like sacred deities instead of kicking them out?”
In Chinese parlance, 'worshiping someone like a Bodhisattva' is a common idiom mocking servile deference or tolerating freeloaders out of superstitious respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to provide for and enshrine; to pamper someone like an idol
Often used sarcastically to criticize treating an ordinary or unworthy person with reverent care.
just like a Bodhisattva; like an untouchable deity
A vivid figurative simile describing someone treated with extreme delicacy, fear, or pampering.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But you still need to pay their salaries.”
“Please look out for her in the future.”
“And you'll help them? I'd rather die than help them!”
“I'll still need your support and guidance in the future.”
“please look out for her.”
“I will also perform a ritual for you,”