早说了高启强不好惹 工程给他们干
“I told you Gao Qiqiang is not to be trifled with. Why can't we just give him the project”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我先说
“I'll be the first.”
早说了 高启强 不好惹 工程给他们干
“I told you Gao Qiqiang is not to be trifled with. Why can't we just give him the project”
咱们捡现成的不好吗
“and profit from it?”
“Back off before he destroys us; it is not worth risking our lives.”
In competitive local markets, acknowledging someone as 'not to be provoked' reflects practical survival strategies over direct confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not someone to mess with; formidable
Use this spoken idiom to warn someone that an adversary is dangerous, vindictive, or powerful.
I told you so; I said this long ago
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to express mild irritation when previous advice was unheeded.