咱们呢也犯不着得罪这个杀神
“we'd better not defy or offend this ruthless man.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他既亲口要这个扫把星
“Since he already asked for Wan's company,”
咱们呢也 犯不着 得罪 这个 杀神
“we'd better not defy or offend this ruthless man.”
待他回了京 看那死丫头还有何颜面见人
“When he returns to the capital, let's see how that hateful girl will live with this shame.”
“Do not stir up trouble with this madman now; let him take her away and she will be humiliated soon enough.”
Chinese interpersonal pragmatics often favors tactical compromise or avoidance against overwhelming power ('shashen') while waiting for fate or social retribution to strike one's true target.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not worthwhile; not worth the trouble
A colloquial northern Chinese expression used to dissuade someone from doing something costly or unnecessarily risky.
murderous demon; terrifying and ruthless person
A colorful colloquial slang term used behind someone's back to describe someone exceptionally intimidating, ruthless, or violent.
Creates a conversational pause after the topic '咱们' (us), contrasting the speaker's group with others.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“provoke this formidable enemy?”
“Shadow Slay League will never hurt you again.”
“there will be more bloodshed.”
“Let's save the fight and feud for another day.”
“someone who'd kill gods or Buddhas if they stood in his way.”
“Of course we'll kill him,”