虽然可以看命运吉凶
“can reveal good and bad luck,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
相面
“Reading faces”
虽然可以看 命运吉凶
“can reveal good and bad luck,”
“but Miss, your Hongluan Star is active.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Face-reading (相面) is a traditional Chinese practice where practitioners interpret facial features to predict fortune, marriage, and luck.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
good and bad fortune; auspiciousness and inauspiciousness
A classical compound used frequently in fortune-telling, idioms, and predicting life outcomes.
destiny; fate
A common noun referring to one's overarching life path or destiny.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“isn't very auspicious, right?”
“So what if I know my fate beforehand?”
“I fear the worst for him.”
“is likely to be fraught with danger.”
“and in his relation to what is fortunate and what is calamitous, with the spiritual beings.”
“stop being a little bitch-ass?! Most fortune-telling relies on a person's psychological illusions.”