尽拣那些不好听的说也就算了
“He only picked the nastiest things to say.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“And what he said was all so vague and mystical.”
尽拣那些 不好听 的 说 也就算了
“He only picked the nastiest things to say.”
“He even cursed us! That's when I got into it with him.”
“I could have let the nasty comments slide, but what followed was unacceptable.”
In Chinese social interaction, one is expected to endure minor unpleasantries, but crossing the line into active cursing or personal offense justifies retaliation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let it be; tolerate or let something slide
Use this pattern to concede that one flaw might be tolerable, usually followed by an even worse offense.
unpleasant to hear; offensive
Commonly used to describe harsh, blunt, or inauspicious remarks in spoken Chinese.
Functions within the compound construction '也就算了' to indicate a grudging concession or closure.
