对女孩子挑三拣四的
“who is picky about girls.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
妈妈不是那种封建家长
“I am not a close-minded parent”
对女孩子 挑三拣四 的
“who is picky about girls.”
而且你带回来之前
“Also, I won't contact her in private”
“Don't assume I will be an unreasonable mother-in-law.”
Modern Chinese parents often consciously distance themselves from the traditional archetype of the controlling, fault-finding elder in courtship.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be nitpicky; to be overly critical
A common four-character idiom describing someone who is constantly finding faults or being excessively fussy.
Used at the end of the clause to characterize a category of behavior or stance.