碰到个神仙下凡
“an immortal descending to earth,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再不抵
“or perhaps”
碰到 个 神仙下凡
“an immortal descending to earth,”
折腾个你死我活
“stirring up life-and-death drama.”
“It is always the same old tragic immortal-mortal romance trope.”
A deeply rooted trope in Chinese mythology and modern Xianxia dramas where heavenly beings descend to earth, inevitably leading to forbidden passion and suffering.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
an immortal descending to the mortal world
Commonly used in fantasy/costume drama contexts, or figuratively to describe an extraordinarily beautiful or talented person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You'll look like a fairy from heaven.”
“I was lucky to meet a living saint.”
“she was truly like a deity descended from heaven!”
“I was looking at a fairy.”