小孩子别学人家嚼舌根
“Nonsense! Don't spread rumors.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“because you had some hidden ailment. Nonsense! Don't spread rumors.”
小孩子别学 人家 嚼舌根
“Nonsense! Don't spread rumors.”
娶的是哪家的娘子啊
“Which lady did you marry?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Spreading rumors or prying into bodily ailments and marital affairs is seen as poor upbringing, leading elders to strictly curb such habits in youths.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to wag one's tongue; to gossip maliciously behind someone's back
A vivid idiomatic colloquialism commonly used to condemn idle, harmful rumors.
don't imitate other people / don't follow bad examples
A frequent parental phrase used when instructing youngsters to avoid undesirable social behaviors.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The child is young. He might not be able to describe everything.”
“He's too young to understand anything.”
“why are you so fond of chewing on other people's gossip?”
“But villagers love to gossip.”
“She's so young, how could she learn that?”
“I'm not someone who spreads gossip.”