要是没有你 没有茞星 就没有他今天
“Without you and Chenxing, he wouldn't be where he is today.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“no matter what, you should never have to use the word "beg".”
要是没有 你 没有 茞星 就没有 他 今天
“Without you and Chenxing, he wouldn't be where he is today.”
此一时彼一时
“Times have changed.”
“You made him who he is, so stop debasing yourself before him.”
In Chinese culture, failing to show due respect or deference to the benefactor who made one's career possible is considered a serious moral and relational failing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if it were not for
A common conditional phrase used to emphasize foundational gratitude or prerequisite causes.
he wouldn't be where he is today
Used idiomatically to refer to someone's current success or status in comparison to their past.