送的东西还能要回来呢
“How can you get back what you gave?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Your parents didn't teach you well or what?”
送的东西 还能要回来呢
“How can you get back what you gave?”
“You gave this away, and now you have the nerve to ask for it back? You are shameless.”
In Chinese social ethics, reclaiming gifts already bestowed is seen as a petty, shameless violation of decorum that severely damages one's face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
gifts that were already given
Commonly used in spoken disputes over ownership when someone regrets giving a gift.
to demand back; to reclaim
A frequent verb complement structure used when retrieving items or debts.
Emphasizes the rhetorical disbelief and invites moral scrutiny of the action.