却半夜里 偷偷摸摸地撕毁协议
“Instead, you tore the agreement at midnight.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那为什么不能 光明正大地 提前就跟我们沟通好
“why couldn't you communicate with us in advance openly?”
却半夜里 偷偷摸摸 地 撕毁协议
“Instead, you tore the agreement at midnight.”
“You'd rather eat the agreement you signed”
“You are a dishonest coward who acted behind our backs.”
Chinese interpersonal and business ethics strongly condemn surreptitious actions (偷偷摸摸) and place immense value on open, upright conduct (光明正大).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
surreptitious; sneakily; furtively
A common reduplicated idiom used to criticize actions done dishonestly in secret.
to tear up an agreement; to breach a contract
Frequently used in legal, political, or business conflicts when one party unilaterally breaks a deal.