你这舌头就是用来拌饭的
“That tongue of yours is only good for mixing rice.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你这 舌头就是用来拌饭的
“That tongue of yours is only good for mixing rice.”
将军
“General.”
“You are completely useless at speaking or discerning anything of value.”
In Chinese colloquial drama, mocking someone's mouth or tongue as purely an eating organ is a common, biting way to dismiss their intellect or eloquence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
used for / used to
A highly productive grammar structure indicating the designated purpose or utility of an object.
mix rice / mix with rice
Literally mixing food with rice; here used metaphorically to demean someone's sensory or verbal capability.
Affirms a strong descriptive assertion or categorization when paired with '是'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That tongue of yours is quite nimble.”
“But villagers love to gossip.”
“those wagging tongues together”
“that besides eating and speaking,”
“Did someone gossip to you? That's not your concern.”
“He says your food is delicious,”