你说他这一碗药灌下去
“With a whole bowl of that forced down,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你说 他这一碗药灌 下去
“With a whole bowl of that forced down,”
甭说是人了
“forget a person—”
“Just imagine the damage forcing this entire bowl down is going to cause.”
Chinese herbal medicine is boiled into dark, bitter liquid decoctions measured in bowls, often difficult to drink and sometimes forcefully administered to stubborn patients.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to pour down; to force down (liquid)
Used when forcibly administering or gulping down large amounts of liquid medicine or alcohol.
a bowl of herbal medicine
Refers to traditional Chinese decoctions (tangyao), which are typically served and consumed by the bowl.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Just pretend it's medicine and eat it.”
“Does the medicine I feed you not work? Drink it now.”
“Are you sure you want to keep drinking like this?”
“Let him take the pills. Drink more water and see what's going on.”
“Have him take his medicine. Okay.”
“Don't let him drink anymore. His stomach is already full of water.”