竖子不足与谋
“"This brat is not worthy of conspiring over important matters."”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我也查
“I'll look something up too.”
竖子不足与谋
“"This brat is not worthy of conspiring over important matters."”
解释一下
“Explain it.”
“You are completely useless to collaborate with.”
Educated Chinese speakers often quote Classical Chinese (Wenyanwen) to add weight, wit, or sophisticated mockery to everyday banter.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
one cannot make plans with fools / it is useless to consult with an incompetent person
A famous classical idiom originating from the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji); use it in educated or playful contexts to mock someone's incompetence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“-Stop arguing. -You're not worth working with. Fine, then don't work with me! I don't even want to work with you!”
“...are more trouble than they're worth.”
“evil deeds will eventually lead to self-destruction.”
“an unremarkable outer disciple,”
“I was just playing along”
“why are covert schemes used more than overt ones?”