可是我这老爷子吧 跟日本人他八字不合
THE DIALOGUE REEL
进了租界
可是 我这 老爷子 吧 跟日本人他 八字不合
这前前后后啊 进了法国人的巡捕房
“My dad is stubborn and simply refuses to bow down or cooperate with the Japanese invaders.”
Bazi refers to the Chinese astrological birth chart; saying two parties have clashing Bazi is a culturally humorous way to explain natural personality incompatibilities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
horoscopes clash; incompatible temperaments
A colloquial idiom from astrological divination used to describe two people or entities that naturally clash and cannot get along.
the old man; one's elderly father
An affectionate and respectful spoken term frequently used in Northern Chinese dialects to refer to one's own or another person's elderly father.
Pauses the utterance to set the topic gently and invite the listener's engagement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But he only knew my birth chart,”
“With their natal chart and residence feng shui,”
“That fortune teller said your fate is cursed!”
“because it wasn't finalized yet. Never expect that Xuemei and the others would sign the contract so fast.”
“to check our natal charts? Keep your eyes on the road.”
“I thought it sounded like an old man. Yeah, totally!”