受人钱财 替人消灾
“Taking payment and clearing trouble.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
什么人
“Who is 'she'?”
受人钱财 替人消灾
“Taking payment and clearing trouble.”
你说一遍
“Repeat that.”
“Don't bother asking who I am—I'm just a hired gun doing what I was paid to do.”
In Chinese martial arts and underworld folklore, hired operatives abide by the moral code that accepting compensation obligates them to solve the client's problem without personal malice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
entrusted by someone
A related classical formulation commonly used when acting on behalf of an employer or client.
accept someone's payment and eliminate their troubles
A common idiom used by mercenaries, fixers, or hired hands to state that their loyalty lies strictly with whoever paid them.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You know, I only charge for my services if I think I can help.”
“We're just doing a job we were paid for.”
“Taking payment and doing the job”