哪个领导要求换的呀 领导定的 我们哪知道
“which leader asked you to change it? We just followed the orders. How could we know?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
师傅
“May I ask”
哪个领导要求换的呀 领导定的 我们哪知道
“which leader asked you to change it? We just followed the orders. How could we know?”
师傅 师傅
“Wait.”
“Don't bother me about this; take it up with management because I just follow orders.”
Lower-level staff frequently invoke abstract leadership decisions ('领导定的') as an unchallengeable shield to deflect accountability and end futile arguments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
which leader / which boss
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to question or trace the bureaucratic authority behind an unexpected directive.
how would we know
A rhetorical phrase used to disclaim knowledge, responsibility, or involvement in an emphatic manner.
Softens the blunt rhetorical question while adding a tone of exasperation or genuine puzzlement.
