如今看来 倒是我大言不惭了
“Seems I was talking big.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我之前还跟人家说呢 这京城过年 没有通州热闹
“I was telling people that the New Year in the capital isn't as lively as in Tongzhou.”
如今 看来 倒是 我 大言不惭 了
“Seems I was talking big.”
我觉得姑娘说得没错 虽说 这京城更热闹
“I think you were right. Sure, the capital is busier,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese interpersonal interaction, candidly calling oneself '大言不惭' is an act of conversational modesty that softens pride and earns goodwill from listeners.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
boasting shamelessly / making grandiose claims without embarrassment
A four-character idiom often used self-deprecatingly to admit having spoken too boastfully.
as it turns out now / looking at it now
Used as a conversational transitional phrase to reassess a previous opinion in light of new evidence.
Marks realization and the completion of the speaker's self-assessment.
