要不回来藏着掖着的
“Otherwise, why would he come back being secretive and not even tell me?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
在广南一定发财了
“Guangcai must have made a fortune down in Guangnan.”
要不回来 藏着掖着的
“Otherwise, why would he come back being secretive and not even tell me?”
也不跟我说一声呢
“Otherwise, why would he come back being secretive and not even tell me?”
“Don't play dumb—you obviously made a fortune and are trying to keep it from me.”
In Chinese social circles, friends often tease someone returning from a prosperous city about hiding their wealth to dodge expectations of treating others to meals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
otherwise; if not
Used at the start of a clause to introduce a deductive rhetorical reason.
acting secretive; concealing something deliberately
A colloquial idiom criticizing someone for being unnecessarily elusive or secretive.
Affirms the speaker's judgment and describes the ongoing secretive manner.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(why don't you come back yourself?)”
“Don't come back if you can't!”
“Since you're not coming back,”
“Are you coming back tonight?”
“If you don't go back, you won't be allowed back at all.”
“Why else would she be hidden in his house?”