我也不知道是咋想的 让他俩去买粮
“I don't know what I was thinking. Sending those two to buy grain.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还搭上个老裘
“And he dragged Qiu down with him.”
我也不知道 是咋想的 让他俩去买粮
“I don't know what I was thinking. Sending those two to buy grain.”
一个胡 一个裘 那凑到一起 那不胡球整吗
“One Hu, one Qiu. With them together, chaos is guaranteed.”
“Sending those two was a huge mistake; they are bound to mess this up.”
In Chinese interpersonal communication, admitting one's own lapse in judgment ('I don't know what I was thinking') softens criticism toward others while acknowledging a shared mishap.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't know what someone was thinking
A colloquial northern expression used to express bewilderment or regret over a foolish decision.
buy grain or staple food
Commonly used in rural contexts or period settings to describe procuring household grain supplies.
Functions as part of the 'shi...de' construction to emphasize the manner or reason of the past action.
