这京城里的牛鬼蛇神还少吗
“There is no shortage of monsters and madmen in the Capital.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Why do you still look as troubled as a ghost?”
这京城里的 牛鬼蛇神 还少吗
“There is no shortage of monsters and madmen in the Capital.”
神观法师的案子
“Master Shenguan's case”
“This city is already crawling with freaks and crooks—why are you letting this particular case get under your skin?”
In Chinese historical and modern narratives alike, the capital (Jingcheng) is viewed as a place of immense power where both the highest elites and the most devious schemers ('monsters and demons') gather, requiring residents to be street-smart and unfazed.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
monsters and demons; all kinds of bad, shady, or eccentric people
Originally a Buddhist term, now a vivid four-character idiom used to describe a chaotic mix of unsavory characters, scammers, or weirdos in a particular place.
are there any shortage of...?; aren't there already plenty of...?
A rhetorical structure placed at the end of a sentence to emphasize that something is extremely common or abundant.
Turns the statement into a rhetorical question, challenging the listener to agree with an obvious truth.
