一个个满肚子的心眼儿
“all cunning and hidden schemes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“What nonsense. I am nothing like you lot,”
一个个 满肚子的心眼儿
“all cunning and hidden schemes.”
“Tell me true, are you still”
“Quit scheming and playing games with me; I know what you are all up to.”
In Chinese culture, having 'xinyan' can mean cleverness, but having a 'belly full of xinyan' pejoratively implies deceitful, Machiavellian scheming rather than straightforward honesty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
every single one; each and every person
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to emphasize collective faults or behaviors across a group.
full of schemes and calculations; overly scheming
A vivid idiomatic expression used to criticize someone for being sneaky or calculating.