你应该找一个更懂事的 更听你话的
“you should find someone who's more sensible, who's obedient to you,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“don't you think you should be more sensible? That's precisely why”
你应该 找一个 更懂事 的 更听你话 的
“you should find someone who's more sensible, who's obedient to you,”
你妈喜欢的
“and who your mom likes.”
“I will not be your submissive puppet, so go find someone else to control.”
While 'dongshi' is praised in traditional Chinese upbringing as maturity, in modern dating it can feel oppressive when used to demand uncritical obedience.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sensible; considerate; compliant
A loaded cultural virtue often praising someone who doesn't cause trouble, but here used with resentful sarcasm.
obedient to you; does as you say
Describes being obedient or compliant to another person's wishes.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Then, slowly, you can look for what you really want.”
“If you're going to find someone, it should be someone who can take care of you.”
“Choose your words carefully.”
“When we were little, we had to listen to our grandparents. We're his parents' parents.”
“From now on, you call the shots at home,”
“to be obedient from now on,”