你把他们带这儿来 干吗来啊 你出息了
“Why did you bring them here? You've made it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
四伯 你们喝茶 喝点水 姜给倒水 这 行
“Uncle, have some tea. Have some water. Jiang, get him some water. -This... -Okay.”
你把他们带这儿来 干吗 来啊 你 出息了
“Why did you bring them here? You've made it.”
“I have to show you off to them. This is the Public Security Bureau. It's not a place for you to show off.”
“You think you are a big shot now, parading people into a police station? Know your place!”
Praising someone as having 'chuxi' (promise or success) is high praise, but elder figures frequently use it with biting sarcasm to puncture vanity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what on earth are you doing here?
A blunt colloquial rhetorical question challenging someone's motive for visiting or showing up.
made something of oneself (often used sarcastically)
Literally means 'becoming successful', but frequently inverted sarcastically to mock someone acting haughty.
Intensifies the sharp, interrogative rebuke.
Indicates the perceived change in the person's arrogant demeanor.
