你们这一拨从有戏唱到没戏唱
“you guys could go from having shows to having none”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Once this batch of students graduates,”
你们这一拨从 有戏唱到没戏唱
“you guys could go from having shows to having none”
“Your glory days on stage are numbered, and you will be obsolete before you know it.”
In traditional Chinese performing arts, an actor's prime is heavily dependent on youth and physical vitality, leading to harsh anxieties about being replaced by the next cohort ('zhe yi cha / zhe yi bo').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
This batch; this generation/group of people.
Used colloquially to group people by cohort, age, or arrival time.
To have roles to perform; metaphorically, to have opportunities or a viable career.
Literally refers to opera actors getting stage time, but often used broadly in Chinese to mean having a chance to succeed or stay relevant.
