太太都还没开口 她倒是先给我脸子看
“The mistress hadn't even said a word, and she gave me a dirty look instead.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
想支两块霞影纱 回来镶个边
“all I wanted was a little piece of that pinkish gauze for a trim.”
太太都 还没 开口 她 倒是 先 给我 脸子看
“The mistress hadn't even said a word, and she gave me a dirty look instead.”
说这么冷的天儿 用什么纱 还说我不知生计艰难
“She starts going on about how cold it is and why would anyone use gauze. Then she says I don't know the value of anything.”
“Who does she think she is to judge me before the mistress even says a word?”
In traditional large Chinese households, strict status boundaries dictate who has the right to scold or show displeasure toward others.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to give someone a sour look or show displeasure openly
A vivid colloquial idiom used when someone displays attitude, disapproval, or coldness toward another person.
has not yet spoken
Used to emphasize that an authoritative party has not even expressed an opinion or given permission yet.
