你非得往火坑里跳 我们已经在火坑里了
“Why do you have to jump into the fire pit? We're already in the fire pit.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“What's wrong with your head?”
你 非得 往火坑里跳 我们已经在火坑里了
“Why do you have to jump into the fire pit? We're already in the fire pit.”
小盛回来了 荣嫂好 回来了 小盛回来了 来点肉
“Sheng is back. Hello, Mrs. Rong. -I'm back. -Sheng is back. Would you like some pork?”
“Stop warning me about the risks—we are already ruined, so I have to take this gamble.”
The metaphor of the 'fire pit' frequently appears in Chinese drama to describe inescapable poverty, criminality, or abusive circumstances, highlighting a fatalistic sense of rock bottom.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to insist stubbornly on doing something
Use this before a verb when expressing annoyance or criticism toward someone's stubborn choice.
to jump into a fiery pit; to willingly plunge into a living hell or dangerous trap
A common idiom used to warn someone against making a disastrous or self-destructive life choice.
Marks an existing state or changed situation, stressing that they are already trapped in dire straits.
