没 没有眼力见儿
“No initiative at all.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
过来倒酒啊
“Come pour some drinks.”
没 没有眼力见儿
“No initiative at all.”
来来来 自己倒 自己倒
“Come on. Let's pour our own.”
“How can you be so oblivious to basic table manners and not pour our drinks?”
At Chinese banquet tables, junior participants are culturally expected to display 'yanlijian'er' by noticing empty glasses and refilling them without being asked.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lacking social awareness; oblivious; failing to read the room
A quintessential Northern colloquialism used to criticize juniors or subordinates who do not anticipate needs or read situational cues.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You have no taste! No fortune, either!”
“You are not as discerning as him in this aspect.”
“This kid has no awareness at all.”