你 我 我大人有大量 放你们一马
“I'm a generous person. I'll let you off this time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Let me in, and I won't hold this against you.”
你 我 我 大人有大量 放你们一马
“I'm a generous person. I'll let you off this time.”
我就在外面等我大哥 我不进去了
“I'll just wait for him outside. I won't go in anymore.”
“You win, I am backing off, but I refuse to look weak in front of you.”
Even when completely defeated in a verbal dispute, Chinese speakers often employ magnanimous rhetoric to give themselves a way out (Xiataijie) without losing face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a great person is generous and forgiving
A common idiom used to claim moral superiority when forgiving someone, or flattering an authority to plead for mercy.
let you off the hook / give you a break
Used informally to declare that one is choosing not to pursue an offense or punish someone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I can arrest you all. You are wrong, My Lord.”
“please be the bigger person and spare me!”
“We're different. Just treat us separately.”
“I was terrified.”
“I, I, I didn't mean that.”
“Okay, I'll try my best.”