你偏还要自毁名声
“And you ruined your own reputation!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你偏 还要 自毁名声
“And you ruined your own reputation!”
段家的脸
“You've disgraced”
“Why are you being so stubborn and ruining your own name when others are already out to get you?”
In traditional Chinese culture, an individual's personal reputation directly reflects on the collective dignity and status of the entire family clan.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ruin one's own reputation
Used when criticizing someone whose reckless or perverse actions damage their own public image.
insist on doing something contrary to expectation or advice
A useful spoken pattern to express exasperation at someone's willful contrary behavior.