这不是一举两得吗老婆
“Isn't that killing two birds with one stone, Honey?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Even if we fail, she'll take the blame for me.”
这不是 一举两得 吗 老婆
“Isn't that killing two birds with one stone, Honey?”
“Don't judge me; look at how smart this move is for us!”
Addressing one's spouse as '老婆' (wife) at the end of a contentious justification is a common conversational tactic in Chinese to reduce tension and solicit sympathy or complicity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to kill two birds with one stone; achieve two goals with a single action
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used to highlight the mutual benefits or efficiency of a proposal.
isn't it...?
A rhetorical question pattern used to nudge the listener into agreeing with an obvious conclusion.
Softens the rhetorical question into a persuasive, seeking-agreement inquiry.
