你小子这么倔还能长这么大 祖上积了不少德
“You're so stubborn but still alive. Your ancestors must've accumulated a lot”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我要去金藩 大哥你到底在干什么 救你的命
“I want to go to Jinfan! Bro, what on earth are you doing? I'm saving your life.”
你小子 这么倔 还能 长这么大 祖上积了不少德
“You're so stubborn but still alive. Your ancestors must've accumulated a lot”
救了不少人
“of merit and saved many people.”
“You're absurdly reckless and lucky to still be breathing.”
Rooted in Buddhist and folk traditions, Chinese culture attributes miraculous survival or fortune to the moral deeds accumulated by one's ancestors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
you kid, you rascal
An informal, slightly patronizing or affectionate address used by elders or older peers toward younger males.
ancestral virtue bringing good fortune
Often used colloquially to humorously or sarcastically explain how someone miraculously escaped disaster.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I watched you grow up. How dare you say such things”
“Truly, raising a nephew turned out to be the uncle's hardship.”
“My grandfather beat me often for this.”
“Well, you're making some progress.”
“Our boss hasn't suffered hardships since childhood at all.”
“Grandfather, the more you hesitate to punish me,”