生这么大气
“this angry himself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Battalion Commander Inoue, who always angers others,”
生这么大气
“this angry himself.”
好久不见
“Long time no see.”
“Look at you losing your temper; I clearly hit a nerve.”
In Chinese confrontational interactions, visibly losing one's temper (生大气) is seen as losing face and self-control, which rivals exploit to assert psychological dominance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
getting so angry / throwing such a fit
A colloquial phrase used when reacting to someone who is noticeably furious or overreacting.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why are you so angry?”
“and forgiving?”
“make it a bit wider. Make it an off-the-shoulder style. Okay. It looks better that way.”
“You seem pretty tough.”