你一脸条子 你还支棱上了
“Look at those paper slips, and you're acting cocky?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这女娃家家嘛 生个气哄一下就好了嘛
“Girls are just like that. I'll coax her, and she'll be fine.”
你 一脸条子 你还 支棱 上了
“Look at those paper slips, and you're acting cocky?”
“Do you still want this? Of course. Why wouldn't I?”
“Look at yourself—you're clearly losing, so wipe that smug look off your face.”
In casual Chinese card games, losers often have paper strips ('条子') glued to their faces as a harmless, humiliating forfeit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to stand up stubbornly; to act bold or cocky (dialect)
A highly popular northeastern and northern colloquialism describing someone acting tough, perking up, or standing their ground.
all over one's body/face
Used as an expressive measure structure meaning completely covered in something.
Emphasizes the realization of an unexpected state or attitude.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't be so arrogant. Why is your head tilted to one side?”
“How do you still have the nerve to say that? You actually think you're justified here?”
“You can't bring yourself to do it? Fine, I'll go.”
“Why the long face? Should you have bitten others?”
“It's OK. I shouldn't have told you about this audition.”
“For something my master can't bring herself to do,”