你说你窝在 我这个小庙里头
“you've been holed up in my humble place here,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你说你 窝在 我 这个 小庙 里头
“you've been holed up in my humble place here,”
天天做饭喂马
“cooking and feeding horses every day,”
“You don't belong here doing chores; what are you really hiding from?”
Reflecting the Chinese proverb 'A small temple cannot hold a grand deity,' Chinese speakers frequently use 'small temple' to humbly acknowledge that their establishment is too modest for a person of great ability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cooped up in; holing up in
Used informally to describe someone staying in a confined, humble, or inactive place for an extended period.
small temple (humble or minor establishment)
A common humble metaphor used to downplay one's own organization, home, or sphere of influence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She won't work for you forever.”
“Do you think my company is too small for you and that you want to work for Liu Tianquan instead?”