我说的是我配不上人家
“I mean I don't deserve her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么样 我这小妹妹 还算是配得上你吧 配不上
“What do you think of her? She's good enough for you, right? No.”
我说的 是我 配不上 人家
“I mean I don't deserve her.”
“You really have high standards. You don't even like her? No.”
“I'm just not interested, but I'm framing it as my flaw so no one loses face.”
When declining a match introduced by an intermediary, one must protect both the matchmaker's and the prospective partner's face by belittling oneself rather than criticizing the other person.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
out of one's league / not good enough for
Very frequently used in romantic rejections as a polite, face-saving euphemism to decline someone without insulting them.
other people / her / him
A versatile third-person pronoun often used to refer politely or neutrally to someone else involved in the topic.
