万一那个喝多了 嘴多舌长 我拦都拦不住
“If one of them gets drunk and runs their mouth, I won't be able to stop them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I can't guarantee they are as loyal as I am.”
万一 那个 喝多了 嘴多舌长 我 拦都拦不住
“If one of them gets drunk and runs their mouth, I won't be able to stop them.”
可以
“Sure.”
“You better give me what I want, or I won't keep the other girls quiet.”
In Chinese social culture, being drunk (喝多了) is frequently cited as both a genuine hazard for leaking secrets and a convenient excuse to deflect personal blame.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just in case; if by any chance
Used at the start of a clause to introduce an unexpected, usually negative, hypothetical situation.
had too much to drink
A standard spoken euphemism for getting drunk.
loose-lipped; gossipy
A vivid four-character idiom describing someone who talks too much and spreads rumors or leaks secrets.
cannot stop someone even if trying
An emphatic construction indicating complete inability to restrain an action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but once he's drunk, all he talks about is you.”
“I hadn't even finished half of it before getting drunk.”
“A lot. All the alcohol is finished.”
“She drank too much. She's in bed now.”
“I don't know if it's because I drank too much”
“why did you drink so much today?”