你俩都是特别有主意的人
“You two are very opinionated.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“She's your best friend. How could you not know?”
你俩 都是特 别有 主意的人
“You two are very opinionated.”
你说我要是直接告诉小菲
“What if I just tell Fei”
“Both of you are so stubborn and set in your ways that neither will easily compromise.”
Describing someone as '有主意' (having strong opinions) allows speakers in Chinese social etiquette to acknowledge stubbornness without causing offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
opinionated; independent-minded; decisive
Can be a compliment for being decisive, or a polite euphemism for being strong-willed and stubborn depending on the context.
the two of you
A very common northern-influenced colloquial contraction of '你们两个'.
Forms a noun phrase describing a category of people ('有主意的人').
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You are a child with your own ideas.”
“Something's going on between you two.”
“Both of you raise valid points.”
“Both of you, stay alert.”
“This is a tacit understanding between you two.”
“You're an incredibly good person.”