是我不成器的小徒弟
“She's my hopeless apprentice.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这唐盈盈啊
“Tang Yingying...”
是我 不成器 的 小徒弟
“She's my hopeless apprentice.”
你别跟她一般见识
“Don't take her too seriously.”
“She is under my wing, but she is still green, so please cut her some slack.”
In Chinese culture, referring to one's own children or mentees with humble terms like '不成器' shows modesty and lowers expectations to save face if they make a mistake.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
good-for-nothing; unpromising; disappointing
A traditional, self-effacing idiom often used by seniors or parents to humbly refer to their own juniors or children.
apprentice; disciple
Commonly used in mentorship relationships across traditional trades, arts, or informal workplace mentoring.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My disciple isn't bad either.”
“Her apprentice is officially flawless now. Right?”
“I only became an honorary disciple.”
“Let me say this again. I am not your apprentice.”
“But I'm already your apprentice.”
“Your disciple is quit good. He's made some progress.”