您这样让我姐夫多没面子
“You embarrassed Qu Hua.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
伸手不打笑脸人
“you don't hit a smiling face.”
您 这样 让我姐夫多 没面子
“You embarrassed Qu Hua.”
你明天去找一下他
“Go see him tomorrow.”
“You treated him too harshly and humiliated him, which hurts the whole family.”
Showing respect and saving face for in-laws is essential in Chinese kinship networks to avoid long-term resentment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lose face / to be humiliated
Crucial concept denoting public embarrassment or damaged social standing.
older sister's husband (brother-in-law)
Standard kinship address for an elder sister's spouse.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I am your brother-in-law. That makes me half an elder to you.”
“to say good things about me to your sister.”
“If your husband has any questions, tell him to call me.”
“My brother-in-law won't let you get away with this!”
“Yes, he's the best.”
“Then you said that if Zheng left,”