都是你们小女娘们 打发时间的小游戏罢了
“It's merely a trifling pastime for women to occupy themselves with.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
会下棋有什么了不起？
“So what if you can play Weiqi?”
都 是你 们小女娘们 打发时间 的小游戏 罢了
“It's merely a trifling pastime for women to occupy themselves with.”
- 就是 - 就是 我们比书艺
“- Exactly. - Indeed. Let us compete in calligraphy instead.”
“Your skill isn't impressive at all, so stop acting like you achieved something meaningful.”
In peer rivalries, downplaying a competitor's accomplishment as frivolous is a classic face-saving tactic to avoid acknowledging defeat.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to pass the time; to kill time
A very common colloquial expression used to describe leisure activities that carry little serious value.
young girls / maidens
An archaic or regional term for young unmarried women, sometimes carrying an affectionate or belittling nuance.
Minimizes the importance of the preceding statement, conveying 'nothing more' or 'merely'.
