都莫名其妙被宽利截胡了
“were inexplicably snatched by Kuanli.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
最近好几个同事的单子
“Recently, several colleagues' orders”
都 莫名其妙 被宽利 截胡 了
“were inexplicably snatched by Kuanli.”
相信吗
“Believe it or not,”
“Something shady is going on behind our backs, and we are being systematically targeted.”
Terms derived from Mahjong like '截胡' (jiehu) are ubiquitous in spoken Chinese to convey cunning cutthroat competition.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
baffling; without rhyme or reason
A very common four-character idiom to express confusion or annoyance at an absurd situation.
to intercept at the last second; to poach a deal
Originally a Mahjong term, now widespread in modern Chinese business and dating slang for swooping in and stealing someone's win.
Marks the completion of an unfortunate event that has resulted in a new reality.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“For those authors Zhao Lanxin poached earlier...”
“Wait, Hu Xiu. Your hair is a bit messy.”
“You cut off one of his ears.”
“Now his son's been stabbed for no clear reason.”
“She even got beheaded.”
“I'll slice you a portion.”