为了一点挫折 便要轻言放弃
“gave up easily over a minor setback”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“no one is a coward! Only you, Li Jingdong,”
为了一点 挫折 便要 轻言放弃
“gave up easily over a minor setback”
还试图用死来逃避这一切
“and tried to escape it all through death.”
“You have no backbone if you let such a tiny obstacle break you.”
Being branded weak or cowardly carries immense stigma in Chinese culture, where perseverance through suffering is viewed as a cardinal virtue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to give up lightly or without a fight
A common idiomatic four-character phrase used to criticize quitting prematurely or encourage persistence.