还真是得了便宜还卖乖
“so smug after taking advantage of others.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们俩呀
“The two of you are”
还真是 得了便宜还卖乖
“so smug after taking advantage of others.”
不感恩戴德就算了
“It's enough that you aren't grateful,”
“You got everything you wanted and you still have the nerve to complain and act righteous.”
Social harmony in Chinese culture requires beneficiaries to act humble; flaunting an advantage or pretending to suffer while gaining draws severe social condemnation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to play the innocent after getting the upper hand; to bite the hand that feeds and still act aggrieved
A very common colloquial idiom used to call out someone being smug, hypocritical, or ungrateful after receiving a benefit.
truly; really (expressing sarcastic disbelief or confirmation)
Used before a descriptor or idiom to emphasize genuine exasperation or sarcastic astonishment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“"Duh leh pyen-ee hi my guy" (cashing in and pretending not to notice).”
“No, you're acting coy after benefiting.”
“You're being smug after getting a bargain, huh?”