人家要把他腿给卸了 所以他跑路了
“They were going to chop off his legs, so he ran away.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
后来我听说 他是骗了某个大哥的女儿
“Later I heard he scammed the daughter of a mob boss.”
人家 要把他腿给卸了 所以他 跑路了
“They were going to chop off his legs, so he ran away.”
大概
“About”
“They were going to break his legs, so he had no choice but to skip town.”
Terms from gangster culture, like 'dismantling a leg' or 'skipping town', have entered mainstream colloquial Chinese and are frequently used in casual storytelling for dramatic effect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to dismantle or break off (often referring to limbs in gangster slang)
Literally means to unload or disassemble machinery, but used metaphorically in street slang to mean breaking or severing someone's arms or legs.
to abscond, skip town, or go on the run
Very common colloquial verb used when someone flees due to debt, crime, or personal danger.
Marks the completion of the action of fleeing and brings the listener up to date on the current state of affairs.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll break his legs. As if I'd need you to hit him.”
“because I run errands for others.”
“They all ran away!”
“they had run away.”
“She hurt her leg while escaping.”
“Your right-hand men have already been taken out by him.”