不然我早就已经收惊一百次
“Otherwise, I would've been exorcised.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还好我是做创作的
“Good thing I'm in a creative field.”
不然 我早就 已经 收惊一百次
“Otherwise, I would've been exorcised.”
你没有看到他的好哥们
“You should've seen his friends' reactions.”
“If I weren't an artist used to weird stuff, these crazy things would have scared the living daylights out of me.”
In folk Chinese belief, an intense fright causes a person's spiritual essence or soul to scatter, requiring a Taoist or folk practitioner to conduct 'shoujing' to restore balance and calm.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
soul-calling ritual / ritual to calm someone after a fright
A traditional folk Taoist practice, especially prevalent in Taiwan and southern China, performed when someone has suffered extreme shock or trauma.
long ago already
Emphatic phrasing used to emphasize that a condition or action was fulfilled far earlier than expected.