平常的事是半分心眼都没有
“but completely clueless about everyday things.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“What am I gonna do with you? You're so sharp when it comes to cases and medicine,”
平常的事是 半分心眼 都 没有
“but completely clueless about everyday things.”
“She's walking all over you, and you're not even mad.”
“You are way too innocent and gullible in daily life; I worry people will bully you.”
In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, 'xinyan' refers to one's mental alertness and ability to read hidden motives. Saying someone has 'no xinyan' can be a compliment on their pure heart, or a worried critique that they lack the street smarts to protect themselves.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
street smarts; social calculation; wariness of others
Having too many '心眼' means someone is manipulative, while having none (没心眼) means someone is naive, straightforward, and lacks basic self-defense in social schemes.
not even half a bit of; none whatsoever
An emphatic structure used to completely negate the presence of a quality or object.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“taking loans for business is a common practice now. It's really no big deal.”
“But this is not a common occurrence. No need to write a report.”
“isn't anything special to me.”
“Onlookers see more”
“Being too honest”
“thinks too simply.”