对不住 别碰我爷爷 对不住 你们别动我爷爷
“I'm sorry. Don't touch my grandpa! Sorry. Don't touch my grandpa!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
三哥 别跟她费话 把他们轰走 轰走 对不住
“Third Brother. Stop wasting your breath on them. Drive them away! Shoo! I'm sorry.”
对不住 别碰我 爷爷 对不住 你们 别动我 爷爷
“I'm sorry. Don't touch my grandpa! Sorry. Don't touch my grandpa!”
“We'll leave. Don't move! I'm sorry. Don't move!”
“Take whatever frustration out on me, just please do not hurt my defenseless grandfather!”
Protecting elder family members from humiliation or physical harm takes precedence above personal dignity, motivating the speaker to humble themselves with apologies.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sorry / my apologies
A traditional, colloquial apology frequently used in northern spoken Chinese to soften tension or show deference.
do not touch
An urgent imperative used to stop someone immediately from physically contacting an object or person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sorry. Sorry. What are you talking about?”
“I'm sorry. Why do you need to apologize to me?”
“let you down.”
“”
“I'm sorry.”
“I'm sorry. I thought you were a tenant.”