着实不小嘛 客气了 客气了
“to Zhen! You flatter me! You flatter me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这祯娘这面子
“what an honor”
着实不小嘛 客气了 客气了
“to Zhen! You flatter me! You flatter me.”
言大人 既然您今日都来了
“Lord Yan. Since you are here today,”
“You have shown tremendous respect here, and I politely acknowledge and return the favor.”
Publicly validating someone's 'face' (面子) followed by ritual modesty (客套) maintains social harmony and mutual respect among high-status peers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
truly not small; genuinely substantial
A standard way to confirm that an impact, gesture, or reputation is notably large.
you are too kind; don't mention it
The quintessential Chinese social formula for acknowledging hospitality, gifts, or compliments.
Conveys that the preceding observation is obvious and agreed upon.
Completes the conventionalized social politeness expression '客气了'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It was so affordable. I feel bad. Don't mention it.”
“It's too expensive. Don't mention it, Mr. Su. If you like it, I'll get you a few more bottles.”
“Are you done yet? Be polite. Hurry up.”
“OK, thank you, Ziqiu. You are welcome.”
“I hope you'll understand. Why be polite? We're family here.”
“No need to be so polite. - Come on. - It's only proper.”