我就怕被人看不起
“I'm terrified of being looked down on,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我也要脸呀
“I have my pride, too!”
我 就怕 被人 看不起
“I'm terrified of being looked down on,”
我更怕被你看不起
“especially by you.”
“My fragile pride is driving my actions because I cannot bear social humiliation.”
The fear of being looked down upon ('看不起') touches deeply on the Chinese cultural imperative to protect personal honor and external social face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only dread; what one fears most is
Use this structure to emphasize the singular biggest fear or concern driving one's behavior.
being looked down upon by others
A very common passive construction describing the loss of dignity or social respect.