我们就烧高香了知道吗
“we'll be thanking God, you know?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你少让我们操心
“If you make us worry less,”
我们就 烧高香 了 知道吗
“we'll be thanking God, you know?”
行了 别说了
“-Alright, that's enough. -Always chasing pipe dreams.”
“We don't expect great success from you—just stop causing us endless headaches and we'll be thrilled.”
Originally referring to offering tall incense at Buddhist temples in gratitude for miracles, Chinese parents frequently use this metaphor sarcastically when a wayward child simply avoids making mistakes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to burn tall incense; to count one's blessings or consider oneself extremely lucky
Commonly used ironically or hyperbolically to denote that meeting even a bare minimum standard would be a godsend.
you know?; get it?
An emphatic tag often added at the end of a scolding or firm statement to demand full attention.
Marks a hypothetical resultant state implying full satisfaction once the condition is met.
Transforms the tag into a direct, forceful rhetorical question demanding confirmation.
