那十方客栈可是庞辅良的命根子
“The Shifang Inns are Pang Fuliang's bread and butter.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“would be nothing. You're dreaming.”
那十方客栈 可是 庞辅良的 命根子
“The Shifang Inns are Pang Fuliang's bread and butter.”
“He'd never let anyone lay a finger on them.”
“Do not touch that inn unless you want him to come after us with everything he has.”
In Chinese social and political conflicts, violating another party's core asset or economic lifeline is viewed as an immediate declaration of war.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lifeblood / most precious possession
Metaphorically describes an indispensable possession, asset, or person without which one cannot survive or thrive.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She really asked you for the Shifang Inn?”
“and she wants my Shifang Inn. Why should I do it?”
“The Shifang Inn? Come on!”
“Business at Safe Haven Inn has gotten even better.”
“The Landlady of the Safe Haven Inn?”
“Pang Fuliang has powerful connections here.”