谢啥呢 一家人
“What are you thanking me for? We're family.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这孩子
“Kid...”
谢啥呢 一家人
“What are you thanking me for? We're family.”
那俩是城里人 这酸萝卜猪肉馅儿饺子
“Those two are city folks. I wonder”
“Don't be polite with me, we are family and you don't need to say thanks.”
In Chinese culture, excessive politeness like saying 'thank you' among close family members can feel alienating or distant, so relatives often playfully reject it.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
What are you thanking me for? / Don't mention it.
A very natural, colloquial way to brush off gratitude among close relatives or close friends.
One family / We are family.
Used to establish intimacy and dissolve social distance or polite barriers.
Softens the rhetorical question and gives the rejection of thanks an affectionate, teasing tone.