不敢不敢 在您面前我算哪门子老板呀
“You flatter me. I'm hardly a boss compared to you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
庄老板
“A big boss.”
不敢不敢 在您面前我 算哪门子 老板 呀
“You flatter me. I'm hardly a boss compared to you.”
这位是侯爵实业的林总
“This is Mr. Lin from Houjue Industries.”
“You are the real heavyweight here; please don't embarrass me with exaggerated compliments.”
In Chinese business culture, accepting a high-status compliment outright appears arrogant, so ritualized self-deprecation is required to honor the other party.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I wouldn't dare; you flatter me
A classic formulaic politeness marker used to reject praise, honorifics, or deferential treatment.
what kind of; what sort of
A rhetorical device used here to self-deprecatingly minimize one's own standing or identity.
Softens the rhetorical self-deprecating question, making it sound polite and affable rather than aggressive.
