连个荤腥都没有见到 如果再见不着肉
“I haven't even seen a piece of meat. If I still don't see any meat,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I risked my life to fight. From Sichuan till now,”
连 个 荤腥 都没有 见到 如果 再见 不着肉
“I haven't even seen a piece of meat. If I still don't see any meat,”
“I'll butcher you for meat. Squad Leader, there is meat.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional working-class and military culture, 'hunxing' represents essential calories and morale; prolonged lack of it symbolizes extreme neglect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
haven't seen a single trace of meat
An idiomatic, vivid way to emphasize total lack of greasy or meaty food over a long duration.
cannot see / unable to find
A spoken potential complement structure denoting inability to see or obtain something.
Reinforces the completed duration of deprivation up to the present moment.