你现在去也问不出来什么 还有可能引火烧身
“you won't get any answers now. You'll only drag yourself into this.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老大
“Boss,”
你现在去也问不 出来 什么 还有 可能 引火烧身
“you won't get any answers now. You'll only drag yourself into this.”
“Why don't you wait until you get home and ask Qian Fei?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese interpersonal strategy often encourages caution and avoiding unnecessary involvement in conflicts that could result in self-inflicted harm.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot get any answers or useful information
A standard potential complement construction indicating inability to extract information through interrogation.
bring trouble upon oneself; play with fire and get burned
A standard idiom used when advising someone that their involvement will invite danger or blame.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But it's impossible for you to get anything from me.”
“Just answer whatever they ask you.”
“You don't know what I asked you.”
“There's no way you know nothing.”
“Not how you're getting there. What the fuck you gonna do?”
“If you can't get an answer, stop asking! I'm telling you, I just don't know!”