水鬼啊
“A water ghost!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
孙启
“Sun Qi.”
水鬼 啊
“A water ghost!”
孙启的尸首
“By the time”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional folklore, spirits of drowned people (shuigui) seek living substitutes (ti-shen) to secure their own reincarnation, inspiring deep superstitious dread along waterways.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
water ghost; drowning demon
A mythological figure in Chinese folklore said to drown people to take their place; also colloquially used for skilled divers.
Intensifies the exclamation, conveying immediate shock, terror, and alarm.