只怕我那好哥哥会狗急跳墙
“I only fear my dear elder brother will act out of desperation.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
想来不会再动手了
“I doubt they will strike again.”
只怕 我 那 好哥哥 会 狗急跳墙
“I only fear my dear elder brother will act out of desperation.”
长安
“Chang'an…”
“He is cornered, so he will definitely do something reckless and lethal to get back at me.”
Affixing 'good' (好) before an elder sibling or relative title in conflict scenarios is a common rhetorical device to underscore betrayal or fierce rivalry despite blood ties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a cornered dog jumping over a wall; acting desperately out of desperation
A vivid chengyu commonly applied in spoken Chinese to warn that a desperate villain will take extreme measures.
good brother (often sarcastic)
When used in hostile contexts, this adds biting irony to family titles, mocking superficial kinship.
