你说宁愿伤害别人
“You said you'd rather hurt others”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不要离开我
“Don't leave me.”
你说 宁愿伤害别人
“You said you'd rather hurt others”
“You protect yourself by destroying me first, and that is why you are pushing me away.”
Modern Chinese relationship discourse often critiques self-protective aloofness, where individuals avoid vulnerability by proactively hurting their partners before they can be hurt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
would rather; prefer to
Commonly paired with '也不' (would rather X than Y) to express choosing the lesser of two unfavorable options.
hurt others
A standard collocation referring to emotional or physical harm caused to others.