不合适吧 那坏了你这儿规矩嘛
“That doesn't seem right. It'd break your rules.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那我走了 别别别 就住这儿 按你说的嘛 月底结
“I'll be going then. No, no. You can stay here. You can pay at the month's end.”
不合适吧 那 坏了 你这儿 规矩 嘛
“That doesn't seem right. It'd break your rules.”
事就这么定了
“It's settled, then.”
“I'm happy to take the offer, but I need to make sure you're truly okay with bending the rules for me.”
When offered a special discount or exemption from rules, Chinese politeness requires feigning reluctance first to show consideration for the host rather than eagerly grabbing the benefit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that wouldn't be appropriate, would it?
A classic polite hedge used in Chinese etiquette to express hesitation before accepting a favor or special treatment.
breaking the established rules or customs
Use this idiom when acknowledging that an exception would disrupt the normal operating standards or precedent.
Softens the assertion into a polite inquiry or tentative suggestion.
Presents the reasoning as an obvious or understandable concern.
