好吃好喝了 竟然不理我
“I shared good food and wine with you, and you're still ignoring me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
心眼子那么小
“Ji Ling, you've really got a petty streak.”
好吃好喝 了 竟然 不理我
“I shared good food and wine with you, and you're still ignoring me.”
大鸡腿 大鸡腿
“Big drumstick. Big drumstick. Big drumstick.”
“I treated you so well, pay attention to me instead of ignoring me!”
In intimate Chinese dynamics, bringing up hospitality or treats is often used as a playful pretext to coax the other person into giving emotional attention.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
delicious food and drinks; to treat someone well with great hospitality
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe pampering someone with hospitality and feast.
ignoring me; not paying attention to me
A very common colloquial phrase used in casual relationships to complain about being ignored.
Marks the completion of providing food and drinks, setting up the contrast with the subsequent neglect.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This is so good. I haven't had enough.”
“Enjoy. Make yourselves at home. Alright.”
“Yummy? Great. If so, please eat one more.”
“I'm good. I'm full already.”
“Nice. Nice. Nice.”
“Eat something good. Drink something good.”