你成天苦着个脸给谁看
“Why wear that long face all day?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为了你
“for your sake.”
你成天 苦着个脸 给谁看
“Why wear that long face all day?”
杨夫人
“Mrs. Yang,”
“Stop acting like a miserable victim around me; it is infuriating.”
In Chinese interpersonal etiquette, displaying a 'bitter face' (苦脸) is viewed as disrespectful and bad luck, often provoking resentment from senior or peer family members.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
all day long; constantly
Carries a critical or complaining nuance when modifying persistent undesirable behaviors.
pulling a long face; looking utterly miserable
A vivid colloquial expression used to criticize someone whose unhappy expression spoils the mood.
for whose benefit; who do you think cares
A sharp rhetorical challenge implying that the target's display of emotion or attitude is pointless and irritating.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Who are you pulling that long face for?”
“What's with that face all day?”
“Who are you putting on this act for?”