看谁多嘴 我替你收拾他
“If anyone starts talking, I'll deal with them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“the least we can do is control the gossip. I'd better get to the office early.”
看谁 多嘴 我 替你 收拾他
“If anyone starts talking, I'll deal with them.”
“My dear Yu, stop worrying about me.”
“Don't worry about office gossip; I've got your back no matter what.”
In Chinese relationships, showing a readiness to aggressively 'handle' gossipers on behalf of one's partner is a prized demonstration of loyalty and chivalric protection.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
gossiping or talking out of turn
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to criticize someone for speaking indiscreetly or meddling.
teach him a lesson on your behalf
A colloquial and somewhat colloquial threat often used jokingly or protectively between close friends or lovers.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Whoever talks too much, I'll skin them alive. Step back.”
“You! - Did he hear it? - Clean that up.”
“It was my fault.”
“If Madam Liu finds out I spoke out of turn,”
“They label whoever they dislike”
“I spoke out of turn.”