你跟人家哑仆较什么劲啊
“Why bother talking to the mute servant?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Is it really just among the three of us?”
你跟 人家 哑仆 较什么劲 啊
“Why bother talking to the mute servant?”
“Filling our stomaches is the priority now.”
“Stop wasting your energy on trivial things; let's just eat.”
Reflected in the Chinese proverb 'Food is heaven for the people' (民以食为天), diffusing unnecessary arguments by urging someone to eat is a classic pragmatic coping strategy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why bother competing/arguing; why make a fuss
A common colloquial phrase used to urge someone to stop stubbornly locking horns over meaningless things.
to compete with; to pit oneself against; to butt heads with
Used in spoken Mandarin to describe obstinate conflict or stubborn rivalry between people.
Softens the rhetorical question and expresses slight exasperation combined with persuasive urgency.
