一家人不说两家话
“From now on, we're family. No need for thanks between family.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
从现在起
“From now on, we're family.”
一家人不说两家话
“From now on, we're family. No need for thanks between family.”
“Exactly. No worries there, Mrs. Ran.”
“You don't need to thank me or stand on ceremony; we're family.”
In Chinese culture, being excessively polite with close relatives can feel distant, so people use this proverb to reaffirm bond and shared responsibility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
family members should not stand on ceremony with one another
A classic idiomatic formula used to decline thanks or dismiss formality among relatives and close friends.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We're family. No need to stand on ceremony.”
“since we're a family, there's no need to thank me.”
“We're family. So let's speak frankly.”
“We're a family. Don't say that.”