不到万不得已 你千万别出面
“Unless it's absolutely necessary, don't step in yourself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“This route won't work. I'll think of another way.”
不到万不得已 你 千万别 出面
“Unless it's absolutely necessary, don't step in yourself.”
“I don't want to drag your parents in because of my family's trouble.”
“Do not get involved; I want to protect you and your parents from being dragged into my family's mess.”
In Chinese familial relationships, imposing one's family crisis onto a spouse's in-laws can cause a loss of face and heavy relational debt (renqing).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as a last resort / out of sheer necessity
A common four-character idiom indicating there is no other feasible choice available.
to step in / to intervene personally
Commonly used when an authoritative or sensitive person appears publicly or officially to mediate a dispute.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You must never mention this to anyone else again.”
“That's a very serious accusation! You absolute...”
“Foolproof. Nobody will get bitten. If by any chance you do get bitten,”
“and never give anyone reason to find fault with you.”
“- Absolutely impermissible! - This must not be allowed!”
“Absolutely not! Have you forgotten what I promised Lord Zheng?”