那秦娥还管服装 那好个角儿 你放到那儿不用
“And Qin'e is managing costumes. Such a star performer is left unused.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
要戏没戏排 要戏没戏演的
“No plays to rehearse. No plays to perform.”
那秦娥还管服装 那 好个角儿 你放到那儿 不用
“And Qin'e is managing costumes. Such a star performer is left unused.”
你就说
“You know,”
“You are wasting top talent on menial tasks out of utter foolishness or petty politics.”
In traditional Chinese performing troupes, a 'jiao'er' carries the reputation and box-office appeal of the entire troupe, making sidelining them a major managerial taboo.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
such a fine leading actor/star
Use to praise someone's prominent talent or star status, especially in performing arts.
to leave aside unused / to shelve
A spoken phrase used to complain when valuable resources or talented personnel are sidelined.
Functions as retroflex suffix adding a vivid, colloquial flavor to the theatrical term 'jiao' (star).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Qin'e is so considerate.”
“Qin'e is such a good girl. Look at that trashy rag.”
“Qin'e, why are you still sitting here?”
“Qin'e makes a difference once she's on stage.”
“we all owe Qin'e our thanks, right? Right!”
“I can go pester Qin'e too. If you dare pester Qin'e again, I'll break your legs!”