媳妇儿 不是 那个 我跟她没关系啊
“Honey... Wait... It's not... There's nothing between us!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
干什么呢你
“What do you think you're doing?”
媳妇儿 不是 那个 我跟她 没关系 啊
“Honey... Wait... It's not... There's nothing between us!”
“She threw herself at me for a transfer!”
“Don't get mad, let me explain before you kill me!”
In Chinese domestic comedy and drama, husbands often display an exaggerated terror of their wives' temper when confronted with suspected infidelity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have no relationship or connection with
Commonly used in conflicts to deny involvement or association with someone.
wife
An affectionate and colloquial Northern Chinese term for addressing one's wife.
Softens the urgent plea and emphasizes emotional earnestness in an appeal for belief.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If they knew their future daughter-in-law was so unreasonable”
“and his wife was unfilial...”
“I have a presumptuous request.”
“can't live off our daughter-in-law.”
“Even now, I still feel the whole matter doesn't quite seem real somehow.”
“get her back”
“I didn't dare neglect the matter,”