我孤注一掷 自断灵尾
“I severed my spiritual tail in one desperate gamble”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
当年
“Back then,”
我 孤注一掷 自断灵尾
“I severed my spiritual tail in one desperate gamble”
几乎殒命
“and nearly died.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese fantasy (Xianxia/Wuxia), characters often sever vital spiritual body parts as an ultimate act of resolve or to escape doomed circumstances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to stake everything on a single throw; to put all eggs in one basket
Used when describing an all-or-nothing desperate gamble in extreme circumstances.