贼难 那就好
“It's really hard. That's good.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那好考吗
“Is the exam hard?”
贼难 那就好
“It's really hard. That's good.”
“You really don't want me to get in, do you?”
“I love seeing you squirm, or maybe I secretly want you to fail so you stay with me.”
Close friends in Chinese culture often tease or jokingly wish ill upon each other to express intimacy and mutual comfort.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
incredibly difficult / super hard
Uses '贼' (zéi) as an emphatic Northern adverb meaning 'extremely', synonymous with '非常' or '特别'.
that's good then
Common expression of relief or satisfaction; here used ironically to tease.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is likely beyond saving. In that case,”
“I still can't escape death.”
“will be more difficult.”
“(It's difficult just for the sake of it. There's no playability at all.)”
“of blood and corpses.”
“but when disaster strikes…"”