三哥做这些小事 何足挂齿
“Compared to that, what I did was nothing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不计生死
“to save you.”
三哥做这些 小事 何足挂齿
“Compared to that, what I did was nothing.”
殿下是义薄云天 三哥是手足情深
“His Highness is as righteous as they come. And you treat me like your own sister.”
“I want you to know I would do anything for you, without you feeling indebted to me.”
Chinese etiquette dictates that even when performing a life-risking favor, the giver should minimize their effort as 'not worth mentioning' to preserve the receiver's face and deepen emotional bonds.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
trivial matter; small thing; piece of cake
Often used when accepting thanks to politely downplay the effort it took to help someone.
not worth mentioning at all; don't mention it
A refined, classical four-character idiom used to humbly brush off praise or gratitude for a favor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Xu, be serious, will you?”
“Yanyun. You were looking for me? What is it?”
“I can only do my best.”
“I would be deeply grateful.”
“San just wanted to help me get even.”
“Xu's affairs are not yours to meddle in.”