就是个天煞孤星
“is cursed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那樊长玉啊
“that Fan Changyu”
就是个 天煞孤星
“is cursed.”
“She didn't just curse her parents to death.”
“Stay far away from her; she brings ruin to everyone around her.”
In traditional Chinese folklore, people born under certain inauspicious astrological alignments are feared as jinxes who bring tragedy to family members.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a jinx; someone cursed to bring calamity and loneliness to those around them
A traditional astrological idiom often used colloquially or in period dramas to describe someone believed to cause misfortune to loved ones.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm a cursed lone star.”
“-She was born under a cursed star. -I haven't heard of that.”
“Y-You are a cursed lone star.”