是块捂不热的石头
“a cold stone that cannot become warm.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“quiet all day. He is certainly like his mom,”
是块 捂不热的石头
“a cold stone that cannot become warm.”
“He takes Jianjian to make trouble outside”
“He has a cold heart and will never appreciate or reciprocate my kindness.”
In Chinese familial ethics, warmth and emotional acknowledgment are expected returns for domestic upbringing; failing to respond to care is condemned as being cold like a stone ('捂不热').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot be warmed up / unyielding to warmth or kindness
A potent colloquial phrase describing an ingrate or an emotionally detached person who resists emotional closeness.
a cold stone that never warms / an ungrateful and cold-hearted person
Commonly used in domestic contexts to vent frustration over a distant, uncommunicative child or relative.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and is as steady as a rock.”
“Why is this door even harder than stone? It hurts so much.”
“I'm not hot. So there's no need.”
“I mean… it's a stone building— how did it burn like that?”
“warmed your heart.”
“You can be so cold and yet so warm.”