这是人家家务事嘛 我也不想瞎掺和
“It's their family business. I didn't want to meddle.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这是 人家 家务事 嘛 我 也不 想 瞎掺和
“It's their family business. I didn't want to meddle.”
不过呢
“But I suspect Ding Youcai found out.”
“It wasn't my place to interfere, so don't blame me for staying out of it.”
Chinese social norms place strong boundaries around 'jiawushi' (family affairs); outsiders usually refrain from meddling because family disputes are considered deeply entangled and inappropriate for third parties to judge.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
family matters; private domestic affairs
Refers to private conflicts between family members where outsiders are traditionally discouraged from interfering.
to meddle blindly; to poke one's nose into other people's business
A highly colloquial northern phrase used to describe unsolicited, unproductive involvement in others' affairs.
Appeals to common sense, implying that the statement is an obvious and widely accepted social truth.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I really shouldn't get involved in this.”
“I didn't mean that the family court is bad.”
“This is someone else's private matter. What does it have to do with you? Get out.”
“I don't do housework, and I get jealous easily.”
“If I don't look after our family, who will?”