你不说话 没人把你当哑巴
“No one is asking you to speak.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“is Miss Gu still mad at you?”
你 不说话 没人把你当哑巴
“No one is asking you to speak.”
姑娘 他可是世子爷啊 咱们要这么跑了
“Miss. He's the heir of Lord Changxing. Wouldn't it be rude”
“Shut your mouth right now; your unhelpful comments are only making things worse.”
Chinese interpersonal norms highly value speaking only when appropriate; breaking silence with tactless or indiscreet comments invites sharp, formulaic rebukes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if you stay quiet, no one will think you are mute; keep your mouth shut
A classic colloquial retort used to bluntly silence someone saying something foolish or unhelpful.
to treat someone as a mute; to assume someone cannot speak
Used primarily in idioms and retorts about choosing whether or not to voice an opinion.