街头巷尾 人人都这样唬孩子
“It's like this on every street corner.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
说什么“再不听话 就要被拱卫署抓走了”
“They tell them, "If you misbehave, the Imperial Guard Office will come take you away."”
街头巷尾 人人都 这样 唬孩子
“It's like this on every street corner.”
那拱卫署就算什么都不做
“Even if the Office does nothing,”
“Don't take it so seriously; it is just harmless chatter that parents use on kids.”
In traditional Chinese culture, elders often invoke fearsome authority figures, mythical monsters, or law enforcers to deter mischievous children from misbehaving.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
streets and alleys; everywhere in public
A useful idiomatic four-character idiom to describe widespread talk, rumors, or occurrences across a town or city.
to bluff or frighten children
Commonly used when referring to empty threats or scary stories parents tell to make disobedient children behave.
