总想搞出点风浪来 也不是什么好事
“It won't be good for you to find out something.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“focus on your work and stop staring at your superiors.”
总想 搞出点风浪 来 也不是 什么 好事
“It won't be good for you to find out something.”
我要是不答应呢
“What if I don't agree?”
“Stop stirring up trouble and mind your place before you ruin your own career.”
In Chinese bureaucratic hierarchies, superiors rarely threaten subordinates overtly; instead, they use euphemistic aphorisms about 'not causing waves' to signal danger.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
stir up waves / make trouble
A metaphorical idiom used to describe causing unrest, scandals, or disturbances.
is not a good thing / brings no benefit
A common understatement used in spoken Chinese to deliver a veiled threat or strong warning.
Acts as a directional complement indicating the outcome or emergence of an action.
