火哥这么大醋味你没闻着
“Don't you see how jealous Huo is?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
嫂子
“Qing.”
火哥 这么大 醋味 你 没闻着
“Don't you see how jealous Huo is?”
我都闻到了
“Even I can tell.”
“Are you completely oblivious? She is glaringly jealous right now!”
In Chinese culture, feeling jealous in romantic contexts is metaphorically referred to as 'eating vinegar' (吃醋), with jealousy humorously described as a pungent vinegar smell.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
smell of vinegar; jealousy
A common colloquial metaphor referring to romantic jealousy or envy.
smell; notice through scent
Used colloquially in northern Mandarin to describe detecting an odor or metaphoric vibe.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Huo, your reputation has always been well-known.”
“Feng, you're amazing!”
“They almost took down Huo's entire operation.”
“Feng broke up with her ages ago. She's the shameless one”
“So is Mr. Fan jealous, or are you?”
“Mr. Chang, I really haven't seen him. I really don't know him.”