上不得台面的东西
“You disgraceful thing!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不是 自己家里 你进进出出跟做贼一样
“Well, this is your own home, and you're sneaking around like a thief!”
上不得台面 的东西
“You disgraceful thing!”
娘
“Mother.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese households place enormous value on family members acting openly and with dignity ('体面'), viewing secretive or sneaky behavior as bringing shame upon the entire household.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
shameful; unpresentable; lacking class or social grace
An idiomatic spoken idiom used to criticize people, manners, or objects that are too petty or indecent to be shown publicly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“who lack proper manners.”
“but it's nothing worthy of notice—”
“It's indeed not very presentable,”
“useless thing.”