鼓敲得不咋样 脾气还大得很
“His drumming isn't good, and neither is his temper.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
咱俩去找他谈谈
“Let's go talk to him.”
鼓敲得 不咋样 脾气还 大得很
“His drumming isn't good, and neither is his temper.”
裘师 你一会儿把你那脾气 也收一收 我知道
“Master Qiu, keep your temper - in check later. - I know.”
“His skills are mediocre at best, yet he acts like a prima donna.”
'Shi' serves here as a professional honorific or in-group form of address for 'master' or 'teacher' (shifu or laoshi), commonly used among peers in traditional trades such as Chinese opera, storytelling arts, and handicraft professions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not up to much, mediocre, unimpressive
A high-frequency Northern Chinese colloquial term used to express negative evaluation either mildly or directly, typically showing dissatisfaction with a person or thing.
bad-tempered, short-fused, arrogant
Frequently paired with degree adverbs like 'hen' (very) or 'da de hen' (awfully large) to describe someone who is difficult to deal with or puts on airs.