不过你也别动不动 就给别的同志扣大帽子
“But don't go around slapping bad labels on comrades.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
费霓这事就这么算了 当然不能就这么算了
“are we just letting Fei Ni off the hook? Of course not.”
不过 你也 别动 不动 就给别的同志 扣大帽子
“But don't go around slapping bad labels on comrades.”
听说你还
“I heard you even”
“Stop being so reckless with your dangerous political accusations just to attack people.”
Historically in Chinese political campaigns, 'putting on a big hat' meant framing someone with dangerous counter-revolutionary labels, which carried severe personal and career ruin.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at the drop of a hat / easily / frequently
Used pejoratively to complain about someone habitually doing an annoying or excessive action.
to pin a political label on someone / to brand someone with exaggerated accusations
A quintessential socio-political idiom meaning to blow an issue out of proportion by attaching severe ideological charges.
Softens the blunt reproach into balanced advice while adding an undertone of mutual responsibility.
