你们这些读书人 说话都是曲里拐弯的
“You intellectuals always speak in winding and twisting ways.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
太爷是信田先生的人品的
“Master trusts Mr. Tian's character.”
你们这些 读书人 说话 都 是 曲里拐弯的
“You intellectuals always speak in winding and twisting ways.”
什么猪 猪 猪学敬的 你们还敬猪啊 程朱理学
“What's this about respecting pigs? You respect pigs? Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.”
“Stop speaking in riddles and just speak plain Chinese like the rest of us.”
In traditional Chinese grassroots culture, scholars (读书人) are often stereotyped as overly pedantic and evasive, contrasted with the straightforward, candid nature valued by working-class folk.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
intellectuals / scholars / educated people
A traditional, slightly colloquial term for educated persons or scholars, sometimes carrying a stereotyping tone in folk speech.
convoluted / winding / beating around the bush
A vivid colloquial four-character idiom describing physical bends or, figuratively, indirect and roundabout speech or actions.
Placed at the end of the clause to reinforce the speaker's affirmative, assertive evaluation of an inherent trait.
