不能管杀不管埋
“don't start what you can't finish.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
感情上的事
“In matters of heart,”
不能 管杀不管埋
“don't start what you can't finish.”
好吗
“Okay?”
“You started this, so you cannot just walk away without cleaning up the mess.”
In Chinese relationship discourse, moral duty and accountability (responsible closure) are heavily emphasized; walking away mid-way is considered highly unethical.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
start something destructive and leave others to deal with the aftermath; shirk responsibility
A vivid colloquial idiom used to reprimand someone who causes trouble or begins an emotional entanglement but refuses to take responsibility.