还在那动手动脚抢我东西
“but then they tried to rob me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们不同意就算了
“They refused,”
还在 那 动手动脚 抢我 东西
“but then they tried to rob me.”
没有没有 误会误会
“No, no! It's a misunderstanding!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Escalating a verbal dispute into physical contact is seen as a severe moral and behavioral breach in Chinese society, making '动手动脚' a heavy moral accusation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
get physical; get handsy; resort to physical violence or groping
A highly expressive idiom used to criticize inappropriate physical contact, scuffles, or unwanted touching.
snatch my belongings; rob my stuff
Common colloquial expression used when someone forcefully tries to take one's possessions.
