警告她安分守己 不要总缠着我
“you warn her to stay in her place. Don't keep haunting me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Yunxiang's father and mother are still in the Ji family,”
警告 她 安分守己 不要 总 缠着我
“you warn her to stay in her place. Don't keep haunting me.”
你以为我不知道
“You think I don't know.”
“Keep her under control and out of my way, or there will be serious consequences.”
Demanding someone be '安分守己' highlights the traditional Chinese social emphasis on accepting one's social station without overstepping.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to know one's place; to abide by the rules and stay out of trouble
A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) used to admonish someone of lower status to stay within societal or hierarchical bounds.
to pester; to cling to; to harass persistently
Frequently used to describe someone relentlessly nagging, clinging romantically, or pursuing someone who wants to be left alone.
