不自量力接下棘手的订单
“and overestimated myself by taking on that difficult order,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
若不是我心急
“If I hadn't been impatient...”
不自量力 接下 棘手 的订单
“and overestimated myself by taking on that difficult order,”
也不至被骆家拿捏 我知道祯娘孝顺
“we'd never have been held over a barrel by the Luo family. I know Zhen is filial.”
“I was foolish and arrogant, and now everyone is suffering because of my blunder.”
In Chinese family hierarchy, an elder openly admitting '不自量力' (overestimating oneself) reflects deep remorse for endangering the collective family welfare.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
overestimating one's abilities; punching above one's weight
A standard four-character idiom (chengyu) used for self-criticism or judging someone taking on more than they can handle.
thorny; troublesome; intractable
Used as an adjective before nouns like problems, tasks, or contracts to indicate severe difficulty.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We have so many orders now we can hardly keep up with them.”
“and has orders in hand. Contact him first.”
“have more orders than they can handle.”
“But this client placed the order because of me.”
“I bet you're the only one who'd dare take on such a rushed job.”
“these orders risk falling through on both ends.”