遇敌挥剑九万九千次
“raise your sword against enemies 99,000 times,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
要行六万里路
“you must travel 60,000 li,”
遇敌 挥剑九万九千次
“raise your sword against enemies 99,000 times,”
“-and draw blood 36,000 times -And draw blood 36,000 times”
“My mastery was carved through relentless slaughter and unmatched endurance.”
In Chinese martial arts philosophy, true prowess and spiritual transcendence require immense physical suffering, measured poetically in vast distances and tens of thousands of sword strikes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to encounter the enemy
A formal, literary collocation used in classical literature and martial arts narratives.
to swing a sword
A poetic, dramatic action phrase typical of wuxia storytelling.