还是我大姐夫厉害啊
“Wow, my brother-in-law is something.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
人都走了
“He's already gone.”
还 是我 大姐夫 厉害啊
“Wow, my brother-in-law is something.”
逼着小妹给翻新的房子 好漂亮哦
“He forced our little sister to build you a new house. It looks so nice.”
“He really knows how to manipulate people to get what he wants.”
In extended Chinese families, direct confrontation is often replaced by irony and backhanded compliments when discussing money and unfair division of burdens.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
proves to be formidable / takes the cake after all
A standard spoken pattern to acknowledge someone's cunning, capability, or audacity, often used ironically.
eldest brother-in-law (husband of eldest sister)
Specific kinship term addressing or referring to the spouse of the eldest sister in a Chinese family.
Adds emotional emphasis and an exclamatory, teasing, or sarcastic edge to the statement.
