我 我这嘴臭 我这乌鸦嘴
“M-My fault. I jinxed it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
走
“Let's go.”
我 我这 嘴臭 我这 乌鸦嘴
“M-My fault. I jinxed it.”
“I'll go buy you qingbuliang.”
“I should not have said that unlucky thing, forgive me!”
In Chinese superstition, uttering unlucky possibilities can make them happen; calling oneself a 'crow's mouth' serves as an apology and a verbal neutralizing ritual.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
foul-mouthed / speaking inappropriately
Used colloquially to berate someone (or oneself) for making offensive or uncalled-for remarks.
crow's mouth / harbinger of bad luck / jinx
Refers to a person who says things that bring bad omen or whose negative predictions come true.