你这是何意 快起来
“What are you doing? Please get up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
舅母
“Aunt.”
你这是何意 快起来
“What are you doing? Please get up.”
征儿
“Zheng,”
“Don't kneel to pressure me; tell me what you want without putting me in an impossible position.”
In Chinese etiquette, kneeling before an elder or peer places immense moral pressure on the receiver, who is culturally obligated to grant the plea unless they urgently command the person to stand.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what intention; what meaning
A formal, classical phrasing of 'what do you mean', typical of period dramas and polite discourse.
stand up quickly; rise at once
Standard imperative used by a host or elder when a junior or visitor performs an excessive bow or kneels down.