所以一直让你三分
“so I've always given you some leeway.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
混蛋 你忘了自己是谁了吧 我知道你很骄傲
“Bastard! You've forgotten your place, haven't you? I know you are proud,”
所以一直 让你三分
“so I've always given you some leeway.”
“Not because I like you, but because it's easier to get things done”
“That's why I cut you some slack, but don't flatter yourself—I was just using you.”
Derived from the traditional Chinese proverb 'tui yi bu hai kuo tian kong, rang ren san fen you he fang' (take a step back and the sea and sky expand; what harm is there in yielding three parts?). However, in power struggles or confrontational contexts, exposing that one has been 'yielding three parts' often signals that one's patience has reached its limit, and that face or preferential treatment will no longer be given.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to yield or show tolerance to a certain extent (often phrased as 'rang ta san fen')
Derived from the idiom 'rang ren san fen', expressing the act of showing restraint, giving face, or strategically making concessions to someone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“sorted your medicine.”
“It's the exact amount you lent me.”
“But I've told you over and over.”
“all that you should have given him these years.”
“Don't always divide things into yours and mine.”
“I know I've been tiring you out.”