到时候我以下注为号
“When the time comes, I'll use my wager as a signal”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她在你们伶崖塔
“she is in your Lingya Tower.”
到时候 我 以 下注 为号
“When the time comes, I'll use my wager as a signal”
告诉你我要见的人是谁
“to tell you who I want to meet.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese espionage and jianghu narratives, disguised everyday actions like placing a wager are favored as discreet communication cues to evade surveillance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when the time comes / at that time
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to designate future execution without setting an exact clock time.
use placing a bet as the signal
A semi-formal construction where '以...为号' means 'using [action/object] as a signal/code'.
