我说了也不算 得看白菊
“it's not up to me. It's up to Bai Ju.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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“Well,”
我说 了 也不 算 得看白菊
“it's not up to me. It's up to Bai Ju.”
房子我租了一年
“I rented the place for a year.”
“Don't pressure me; I can't make this call without Bai Ju's approval.”
In Chinese households, delegating authority by stating one's opinion doesn't count is a common face-saving way to avoid direct conflict while deferring to the true stakeholder.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
one's word doesn't count; not having the final say
Use this spoken idiom to politely or firmly decline making a decision by indicating lack of authority.
it depends on; must see
A very common conversational formula to introduce a condition or decisive factor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Bai Ju and I didn't mean to keep it from you.”
“We can't blame this all on Bai Ju. If not her, then who?”
“I heard that a few days ago, you were caught by Bai Ju.”
“I love Bai Ju deeply. I always have.”
“in a few days. After all, the facilities there -is much better than here. -Where is Bai Ju?”
“Tell me! Bai Ju!”