以后还指不定干啥事呢
“Now she's stabbing Fang's thighs. Who knows what she'll do next?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你家这孩子 小时候抠我们眼珠子 现在扎我们大腿
“When she was little, she gouged Fang's eyes. Now she's stabbing Fang's thighs. Who knows what she'll do next?”
以后 还指不定 干啥事 呢
“Now she's stabbing Fang's thighs. Who knows what she'll do next?”
这样
“How about this? I'll take care of Fang's grandma for two hours every day.”
“Your kid is totally out of control, and if you do not discipline them now, they are going to cause real disaster.”
In close-knit Chinese communities and extended families, elders feel entitled to openly criticize relatives' parenting to prevent public shame or future delinquency.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
perhaps; who knows; hard to tell
Colloquial Northern Chinese phrasing indicating unpredictable and typically negative possibilities.
do what kind of things
Spoken regional question form, often loaded with rhetorical doubt or negative anticipation.
Emphasizes the lingering uncertainty and speculative, ominous gravity of the situation.
