你这也不知 那也不知
“You don't know this or that.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不知道
“I don't know.”
你这也不知 那也不知
“You don't know this or that.”
那你召我们来干什么
“Then why did you summon us here?”
“You are completely clueless and useless to us.”
Using parallel demonstratives ('neither this nor that') conveys complete dismissal of someone's competence, stripping away polite pretenses.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
neither this nor that / nothing at all
A standard parallel construction used to emphasize complete failure, ignorance, or dissatisfaction across multiple areas.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I… I really don't know about this. I truly don't know!”
“We don't know! We really don't know!”
“There's a lot you don't know.”
“I... I really don't know.”
“Do you know what this wretch has cost me?”
“Yes? Do you know”