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What did the Chinese general say at the end?

posted 8 years ago by Hairyhands (9)
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Adams told him his wife's final words before death but I don't know what the Chinese general said to her at the party. For me it was one of the best moments of the film.

[–] JSandrew4 (1) 8 years ago

If I remember right, he was saying "Xiexie ni" which means thank you.

[–] SvenHozz (3) 8 years ago

He told her in Mandarin, the last words of his wife as she was dying. I don't think they told us what they were. But she relayed them to him on the phone to prove her Alien connection. Something like that.

[–] 9 (1235) 8 years ago

[–] Hairyhands (9) 8 years ago

Cheers Guys

[–] Joeyjag97 (62) 8 years ago

"In war, there are no winners. Only widows."

[–] lasteven (309) 8 years ago

Yes, I'd read a funny bit in an interview where the scriptwriter had worked hard to come up with a line he liked for that moment. He kept revising it, and in the end the director went without letting it be audible/translated/included. I liked the line though.