你不了解我 还不够了解老鬼头吗？
“You don't know me, but you know the old man, don't you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“but people like me have our own channels.”
你 不了解我 还不够了解 老鬼头 吗？
“You don't know me, but you know the old man, don't you?”
我同他一样 若是看不起你 半句话都不会与你多说
“I'm the same as him. If I looked down on you, I wouldn't waste one more word.”
“Judge me by the standards of someone you already respect.”
In Chinese culture, when personal trust is not yet established, invoking a shared, respected third party serves as social collateral to validate one's credibility and intentions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still not understand enough / don't you know well enough
Used in rhetorical questions to emphasize that someone should already possess obvious knowledge or familiarity.
Marks the rhetorical question, compelling the listener to acknowledge obvious shared knowledge.
