对我有再生之恩
“gave me a second life.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你和蔡女侠
“you and Ms. Cai”
对我有 再生之恩
“gave me a second life.”
你们若有吩咐
“If you command it,”
“You saved my life, and I am willing to do whatever you ask to repay you.”
In Chinese culture, particularly within chivalric ethics (Jianghu), a life-saving favor incurs a lifelong moral duty to repay the benefactor unconditionally.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
has bestowed upon me the grace/kindness of...
A standard high-register formula to express deep moral indebtedness to someone.
the grace of a second life; life-saving benevolence
Used exclusively when someone has literally or figuratively saved your life from destruction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll never forget that you saved my life.”
“Yes, you did give me a new life.”
“This is practically a debt of rebirth.”