还要这么作威作福的 凭什么叫我们给他们
“and throw their weight around like this? Why should we”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“How could they just pop up out of nowhere”
还要 这么 作威作福 的 凭什么 叫我 们给他们
“and throw their weight around like this? Why should we”
“give up the house to them? Keep your voice down.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Ordinary citizens expressing defiance against arbitrary dispossession reflect the deep cultural resentment against bullies abusing authority in tumultuous times.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to tyrannize; to lord it over others; abuse power
A vivid four-character idiom used pejoratively to condemn someone flaunting power or acting like a despot.
on what grounds; why should (they/we)
A highly common spoken rhetorical question showing strong dissatisfaction and protest against unfairness.
Functions as a nominalizer and emphasis marker expressing strong conviction and lingering indignation.
