你好歹出来把人招呼一下嘛
“At least come say hello.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
人在长安的时候 那么照顾你呢 到咱家来了
“Back in Chang'an, he took such good care of you. Now he's at our home.”
你好 歹 出来 把人 招呼一下 嘛
“At least come say hello.”
我姐咋了嘛 这是
“What's wrong with my sister?”
“Don't be so rude and ungrateful; show proper face to our guest.”
Chinese hospitality strictly dictates that when someone who previously helped you visits your home, failing to emerge and greet them is an unforgivable breach of etiquette and ingratitude.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at least; in any case
Used to lower expectations to a bare minimum standard of acceptable behavior.
to greet / attend to (a guest)
Here used as '招呼' meaning to entertain, attend to, or welcome a visitor properly.
Softens the imperative while underscoring that the requested action is obvious common sense.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You were together before after all.”
“I'm so sorry. Could you please step out for a moment?”
“Hello. Heading out?”
“What should we do? Please come out.”
“Guards! Guards! Guards!”
“Somebody!”