也不嫌丢人现眼
“he has no shame at all.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这么大岁数了
“At his age,”
也不 嫌丢人 现眼
“he has no shame at all.”
说啥呢嘛
“What are you saying?”
“You are acting like a fool for your age, stop embarrassing our entire household.”
Traditional Chinese culture expects seniors to behave with solemnity and dignity; failing to act according to one's age disrupts social propriety and loses face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to make a shameful fool of oneself in public
A vivid four-character idiom used colloquially to reprimand someone for embarrassing, undignified behavior.
not even bothering to avoid, having no shame about
Used rhetorically to criticize someone who lacks self-awareness or shame regarding their own flaws.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“yet he didn't feel embarrassed or fear being laughed at.”
“Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough?”
“You think this isn't embarrassing enough?”
“You're really getting good at embarrassing me.”