余老板遭血光之灾了
“Mr. Yu's been through something terrible.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好歹给送点东西去
“At least, send something over.”
余 老板 遭 血光之灾 了
“Mr. Yu's been through something terrible.”
这是我们家
“This is a copper coin sword”
“This is not minor trouble—he was severely injured or attacked.”
Phrases derived from geomancy or fortune-telling, like 'blood misfortune', are often imported into colloquial speech to emphasize the gravity and fatefulness of physical injuries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
bloody calamity; injury involving bloodshed
Originally a traditional fortune-telling idiom, commonly used colloquially to dramatically refer to severe injuries, accidents, or violent assaults.
Marks a newly occurred change of state or sudden critical development.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Something happened to Mr. Yu's family.”
“Send our regards to Mr. Yu.”
“Look how nice Mr. Xu is to us.”
“Our boss really is different from everyone else.”
“Don't make things difficult for your boss.”
“Mr. Sun, no need to worry.”