我不能让我媳妇 瞧不起我
“I won't let my wife look down on me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我不是窝囊废
“I'm not a coward.”
我 不能 让我媳妇 瞧不起 我
“I won't let my wife look down on me.”
你
“You!”
“I need to prove my worth as a man, no matter what it takes.”
In traditional Chinese marital dynamics, a husband deeply fears losing face (丢面子) by being viewed as incompetent or weak (窝囊废) by his spouse.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to look down on; to despise
A very common colloquial compound used when discussing social standing, respect, or contempt.
wife
A colloquial northern Chinese term for wife, warmer and more informal than the formal term '妻子'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“can't I just care about you?”
“My wife knows me best.”
“Don't touch my wife. What are you doing? Take your hands off!”
“She's my wife. I know her best.”
“Anyway, I won't let my daughter be bullied by her mother-in-law.”
“Do you expect us to sleep on the street?”