别什么都跟人家说
“Don't go telling everyone everything.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
家里事
“It's a family business.”
别什么都跟人家说
“Don't go telling everyone everything.”
“It's rare that I get off work this early.”
“Keep our domestic matters to yourself; outsiders do not need to know our business.”
Chinese culture strongly emphasizes drawing boundaries between 'insiders' (family) and 'outsiders', cautioning that sharing private domestic affairs exposes the family to gossip or loss of face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do not ... everything
A common colloquial pattern used to advise or warn someone against an overly indiscriminate action.
tell other people / tell outsiders
Here '人家' casually refers to third parties or outsiders rather than a specific individual.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It has nothing to do with anyone or anything else.”
“Who cares what others say? Don't listen at all.”
“Don't tell anyone. Okay.”
“No matter what,”
“I didn't.”
“You must not tell anyone”
“- [friend] Not yet. - If they do, don't say anything. [friend] Yeah, no shit. I know what to do.”
“- "Give him nothing." - One of them?”
“and especially don't say what you shouldn't say.”
“Neither of us tells anyone about this.”