是我辜负了你
“I let you down.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对不起刀姐姐
“I'm sorry, Dao.”
是我 辜负了你
“I let you down.”
是我辜负了你们
“I let all of you down.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, 'gufu' implies violating an emotional or relational duty toward someone who placed trust or hope in you, carrying much heavier moral weight than a simple mistake.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to fail someone; to let someone down; to fail to live up to expectations
A formal and emotionally weighty verb used when taking full moral responsibility for breaking someone's trust or failing their expectations.
Marks the completion of an action and indicates that the state of having failed someone has already become a reality.
