孤男寡女就相互关照嘛
“We looked out for each other.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她 磨豆腐 俺两个一墙之隔
“She made tofu. We were just one wall apart.”
孤男寡女 就相互 关照 嘛
“We looked out for each other.”
我们
“And we...”
“We're both single living right next to each other, so it only makes sense for us to keep each other company.”
Traditional Chinese morality was sensitive about unmarried men and women spending time alone together without supervision; here it is repurposed lightheartedly to hint at romance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a solitary man and an unmarried woman staying alone together
A common idiom often used jokingly or cautiously to describe an unmarried man and woman being alone in close proximity.
to look after each other
Use this collocation when establishing a cooperative or caring mutual relationship.
Presents the statement as an obvious fact or natural justification, softening the teasing.
