我已经很给你面子了
“Today is your mother's birthday feast, and I've already shown you enough face.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你识趣地跟我出去 今天你家大寿
“Ye Wenshen, be wise and come out with me. Today is your mother's birthday feast, and I've already shown you enough face.”
我已经很 给你面子 了
“Today is your mother's birthday feast, and I've already shown you enough face.”
“Sir, I greet you. This is my third brother. And today is my mom's birthday.”
“Do not push your luck; I have held back enough already.”
In Chinese social interaction, 'giving face' involves preserving the other party's public honor; stating that face has already been given implies the listener is violating social boundaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to show respect; to give face; to spare someone's dignity
A very common colloquial expression used when granting leeway or honoring someone's social status.
already very much
Used to emphasize that a threshold or limit has already been generously reached.
Marks a change of state and underscores finality, stressing that the limit of tolerance has arrived.
