你别得寸进尺
“Do not push your luck.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
沁香
“Qinxiang.”
你 别 得寸进尺
“Do not push your luck.”
否则就算你出了教坊
“Otherwise, even if you leave the Music Office,”
“Back off right now while I am still being tolerant, or I will ruin you.”
Mentioned in the context, the Jiaofang was an official institution in imperial China where female entertainers were registered; leaving it required official pardon or heavy ransom, yet social stigma and vulnerability remained.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't you...; you had better not...
A direct, forceful way to tell someone not to do something; often used in arguments or warnings.
give somebody an inch and they will take a mile; to push one's luck
A very common four-character idiom used to scold someone who becomes greedy or demanding after receiving a small concession.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“don't push your luck.”
“Don't push your luck.”
“- If there's anything left. - [Moira] Don't push your luck.”
“If you keep pushing your limits,”