你给他点面子 就你养个这么倒霉东西
“Spare him some dignity. You raised this good-for-nothing!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Enough, enough, enough! What are you doing? The kid's grown up。”
你 给他点面子 就你 养个 这么倒霉 东西
“Spare him some dignity. You raised this good-for-nothing!”
“I'll even hit you. I'll hit... I'll hit you, too.”
“Stop humiliating him like a kid, but honestly, it is your fault he turned out to be such a useless burden.”
In Chinese culture, as children grow up, preserving their 'face' (public dignity and self-esteem) becomes essential, even when parents are intensely disappointed with them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give someone some face; show someone some respect
A highly practical colloquial chunk used when asking someone not to embarrass another person in front of others.
wretched thing; good-for-nothing nuisance
A colloquial disparaging epithet often used in heated domestic arguments to express strong disgust or exasperation toward a person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to save your face.”
“Please show some respect. He is the boss.”
“I'll do you this favor.”
“Could you show me some respect?”
“If he wants to drive you, let him. Yes.”
“so Lord Zhao must show him some courtesy.”