哪里哪里 丰年兄
“Not at all. Brother Fengnian.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Director Lin has indeed worked hard.”
哪里哪里 丰年兄
“Not at all. Brother Fengnian.”
丰年兄 不好意思 不好意思 林主任 久等了
“Brother Fengnian. Sorry. Director Lin, sorry to keep you waiting.”
“You flatter me; it was nothing.”
Directly accepting a compliment in traditional Chinese culture can be viewed as arrogant, so speakers reflexively deflect praise using phrases like 'nali nali'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not at all; you flatter me
A classic, polite response used to deflect compliments or expressions of gratitude with traditional modesty.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you're always welcome in Fengyang. Goodbye.”
“that soldier is. Liao Fengnian, say something!”
“and Er, you are in the prime of your life.”
“Back then, if you hadn't burdened Captain Ran excessively”
“for a tour around Fengyang?”
“Dongfeng found a so-called "master" in the mainland.”