你拿老子怎样？你能拿老子怎样？
“What can you do to me? What can you do?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老子不怕 老子有钱 杀多少人都有人来给老子顶
“I'm not scared! I have money. I could kill more and still find someone to take the fall.”
你 拿老子怎样 ？你能 拿老子怎样 ？
“What can you do to me? What can you do?”
老子不怕 老子有钱 杀多少人都有人来给老子顶
“I'm not scared! I have money. I could kill more and still find someone to take the fall.”
“You are completely powerless against me, so do not even try.”
Calling oneself 'laozi' (your father) in Chinese places the speaker in a superior generational role, intentionally disrespecting and belittling the listener.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what can one do to someone; to deal with someone
Commonly used in confrontations to challenge someone's ability to retaliate or punish.
I / me (arrogant, vulgar self-reference literally meaning 'your father')
A highly informal, aggressive self-reference used mostly by males to display dominance or extreme anger.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You can't do anything. You can't do anything to me!”
“What can you do to me? What can you do?”
“What can you do to me? What can you do?”
“She's my woman! I hit her as I like!”
“What can you do about it? What can you do about it?”
“I tell you to do something, you do it.”