我爸这人 面子大过天
“My dad cares more about his face than anything.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我去撒个娇哄哄他 都能哄好
“I could go coax him, and it would work.”
我爸 这人 面子大过天
“My dad cares more about his face than anything.”
这回真的是被伤到了
“But this time he's really hurt.”
“Usually I can coax him, but his pride was severely hit so it won't work this time.”
In Chinese family dynamics, a patriarch's social standing and pride are paramount; losing face is considered deeply humiliating and difficult to mend through casual apologies.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this person / as a person
Placed after a subject to indicate a general evaluation of their character or habitual traits.
pride/face matters more than anything else in the world
An idiomatic exaggeration used to describe someone whose sense of self-respect and social dignity is paramount.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your dad already backed down.”
“Although my dad didn't say it,”
“My dad has a good temper.”
“What happened to my dad? There's nothing serious with your father.”
“My father was such a clean man.”
“My dad could finally hold his head high.”