找几个人 把他们俩废了
“Find a few guys. Cripple both of them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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找几个人 把他们俩 废了
“Find a few guys. Cripple both of them.”
明哥 别来找我 你快走
“Brother Ming. Don't come looking for me. Get out of here, now.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese crime cinema, '废' literally means 'to waste' or 'to render useless', but pragmatically denotes ruthlessly maiming or incapacitating someone.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cripple both of them / take them out permanently
Underworld slang used to describe severely maiming, disabling, or killing an enemy.
gather some people / hire a crew
Common phrasing used when delegating tasks requiring physical manpower or muscle.
Marks the perfective aspect, stressing the complete disabling or destruction of the targets.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Shouldn't we track down a few more people—”
“I'm sure it's tough working alone. Should I get someone else to go with you?”
“So... Could you spare some hands to help us?”
“I'll pick a few people to go with you.”
“At least three or four people.”
“Find him! Dispatch more men. We must find him.”