都什么时候 你还跟我开玩笑
“This isn't the time for jokes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
顺便再去葬个花什么的
“Next time you two fight, bury some flowers. [heroine from Dream of the Red Chamber]”
都 什么时候 你还跟我 开玩笑
“This isn't the time for jokes.”
李大少
“Young Master Li.”
“Be serious! We are running out of time and this is not a joke.”
Chinese interpersonal communication expects interlocutors to match the gravity of critical moments; joking at the wrong time (分不清轻重缓急) is viewed as irresponsible.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
What time/situation is it already? (look at the critical situation we are in)
Used as a rhetorical complaint when someone behaves inappropriately or indifferently during an urgent crisis.
to crack a joke; to play around
Commonly used in both playful contexts and rebukes to signal that someone is not being serious.