这撞在抓流民的档口上
“It coincides with the refugee roundup.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I want to get him a new travel permit.”
这撞在抓流民的档口上
“It coincides with the refugee roundup.”
这补办路引
“Reissuing a new travel permit”
“You are asking at the worst possible time; doing this now will get us both into serious trouble.”
In traditional administrative matters, timing (dang kou) dictates risk; requesting official papers during a government crackdown invites intense suspicion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to coincide right at the crucial/sensitive juncture of something
Use this spoken collocation when an action unfortunately collides with an inopportune or risky timing.
arresting or rounding up displaced vagrants/refugees
Historical term referring to official roundups of unregistered migrants.