要不你打电话问问那小胡子
“Why don't you call Moustache and ask him?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“The outbreak of the European war delayed my machine.”
要不你 打电话问问 那 小胡子
“Why don't you call Moustache and ask him?”
“You can ask him why he didn't launch the blitzkrieg”
“Stop whining to me about your delayed shipment—a world war just started, what do you expect me to do about it?”
Chinese speakers frequently coin informal nicknames based on a person's standout physical feature to mock authority figures or distance themselves from intimidating subjects.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how about; why don't (we/you)
Normally used to offer a helpful alternative, but frequently used in sarcasm to propose a ridiculous course of action.
little mustache (a nickname for someone with a distinctive mustache)
A metonymic nickname based on physical traits; in World War II contexts, it specifically refers to Adolf Hitler.
