- 所以… - 所以关老子什么事啊？
“- So… - So, what's that got to do with me?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
鄙人将会提拔为副总
“I'll be promoted to vice president.”
- 所以… - 所以 关老子什么事 啊？
“- So… - So, what's that got to do with me?”
何叔
“Uncle He,”
“Keep bragging about your promotion; it means absolutely nothing to me.”
Adopting 'laozi' (literally 'your old man / father') as a first-person pronoun elevates the speaker's status above the listener in a provocative, combative way.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what does ... have to do with ...
A standard blunt rhetorical pattern to reject relevance or tell someone to mind their own business.
I / me (arrogant masculine self-reference, literally 'your father')
Used by males in rough or hostile spoken Chinese to assert dominance over the listener; considered rude and aggressive.
Enhances the rhetorical impact and sharpness of the dismissive retort.
