徐忠打道回府
“Ask Xu Zhong back.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你想要什么
“What do you want?”
徐忠 打道回府
“Ask Xu Zhong back.”
原件
“The recording”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Originally an imperial term for officials clearing the streets to return to their yamen, it is widely used in modern spoken Chinese to mean calling off a mission or going home.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
return home / call it a day / pack up and leave
An idiomatic expression originally referring to officials returning to their residence, now used colloquially for heading back.