何夫人过奖了 不敢当
“You flatter me, Madam He. I don't deserve it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这皮肤啊 水灵灵的 还是年轻好啊
“Her skin is so dewy. It is so good to be young.”
何夫人 过奖了 不敢当
“You flatter me, Madam He. I don't deserve it.”
若是论相貌
“In terms of looks,”
“You are far too kind, I really do not deserve such high praise.”
Accepting praise with 'thank you' is perceived as self-absorbed in traditional etiquette; formulaic denial using expressions like '过奖' and '不敢当' is required.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to overpraise; you flatter me
The standard set phrase in Chinese for responding modestly to compliments from others.
I dare not accept (such honor/praise); you flatter me
A highly polite formulaic response when receiving substantial praise or honors.
Marks the excessive degree of the praise received.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Madam Yao is about to arrive. How can you leave? That's enough.”
“That means Her Ladyship's been secretly dissatisfied for a long time.”
“Madam Zhao was evasive at first,”
“Madam Zhang, I'm sorry.”
“to you, my wife. Otherwise, I would have suffered a loss again.”
“I'm flattered, Madam Liu.”