老爷子来了你们还吵吵 别吵了 松手 松手
“Still arguing with the old man here? - Stop it! - Let go!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Stop it! Dad, stay out of this.”
老爷子 来了 你们 还吵吵 别吵了 松手 松手
“Still arguing with the old man here? - Stop it! - Let go!”
我跟你们说啊 松手
“Listen up. Let go!”
“Show some basic respect for the old man and stop making a humiliating scene right now!”
Fighting in front of the family patriarch (老爷子) is seen as deeply disrespectful and unfilial; invoking an elder's presence is the ultimate moral lever to stop conflict.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the old gentleman / the patriarch
An affectionate and respectful spoken northern Chinese term for an elderly father or senior male relative.
let go / release your hands
A direct imperative used when demanding someone release their physical grasp immediately.
squabbling / making a ruckus
Colloquial reduplicated verb (often pronounced chāochao) meaning to bicker loudly or create disorder.
Used with '别' (别吵了) to command a cessation of the ongoing noisy action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“[Han Chieh] Old man, what are you doing? Why haven't you gone?”
“The old man said, "Just let me die. Stop putting me through this."”
“I didn't see Master when he left,”
“This war, it will last all night. You ready?”
“Grandpa, you take a walk first. I will come find you later.”
“Sir, why are you here?”