打人还不打脸呢
“Don't be so blunt with her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那好吗
“That's not appropriate.”
打人还不打脸 呢
“Don't be so blunt with her.”
细姐
“Xi,”
“You have crossed the line and completely humiliated me.”
Even when criticizing or reprimanding someone, traditional Chinese etiquette dictates leaving a shred of dignity rather than utterly exposing or humiliating them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't hit someone in the face; don't humiliate someone publicly
A common idiom used metaphorically when someone exposes another's flaws too harshly or strips away their face.
Emphasizes the obviousness of the social convention and underlines the speaker's indignation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What a slap in the face!”
“You want to fight? Don't fight.”
“What? Too embarrassed to admit how you performed?”
“Beating you up is better.”
“Beating people up isn't a long-term solution.”
“Stop fighting! Fighting is wrong. He owes us money.”