谁会叫这么上不了台面的名字？ 我姓鼬
“Who'd have such a lousy name? My surname is You,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
胡扯
“Ridiculous!”
谁会叫这么 上不了台面 的名字？ 我姓鼬
“Who'd have such a lousy name? My surname is You,”
单名一个尺字
“and my given name is Chi.”
“Don't insult my dignity with such a ridiculous, trashy name!”
Chinese social culture places high value on things being dignified enough to place 'on the raised platform' (taimian); failing this standard signifies low status or vulgarity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unpresentable; disgraceful; uncouth
A vivid idiomatic chunk used to describe things or people unfit for polite society or official occasions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“May I ask how to address you, sir?”
“You won't even tell me your name?”
“Sounds like a woman.”
“Why won't you say anything? You won't even tell me your name?”
“Why not just say Min Xinrou's name?”
“I'll call him whatever I want. You're lucky I didn't go with "brat".”