你别不知好歹
“Don't push your luck!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我必须带她们离开
“I must take all the girls away.”
你 别 不知好歹
“Don't push your luck!”
簪郎
“Zan,”
“Do not push your luck, or you will regret it.”
In Chinese social interaction, rejecting a concession or compromise offered by a superior or opponent is framed as 'not knowing good from bad' (不知好歹), justifying harsher retaliation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to tell good from bad; failing to appreciate kindness or recognize danger
Commonly used in heated arguments to rebuke someone who refuses a favor, compromise, or warning.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't be ungrateful.”
“Don't be ungrateful.”
“Don't be ungrateful.”
“Don't be so ungrateful. Look at your classmates.”
“Don't be ungrateful. I've never gone shopping with a woman before.”