那玩意儿我认识干啥 多埋汰啊
“Why would I know them? That's so dirty.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你认识汉奸吗
“Do you know any traitors?”
那玩意儿 我认识 干啥 多埋汰 啊
“Why would I know them? That's so dirty.”
哥几个
“Brothers,”
“Don't lump me in with those filthy traitors! I would never stoop so low as to associate with them.”
In Chinese culture, traitors ('汉奸') are viewed with extreme moral revulsion. Referring to a person as '那玩意儿' (that object) strips them of humanity, and calling them '埋汰' (filthy) implies that merely knowing them would taint one's own reputation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that thing / that gadget (used here pejoratively for a person)
Normally refers to inanimate objects, so using it to refer to people is a strong insult that dehumanizes them.
dirty; filthy; disgusting (Northeastern Chinese dialect)
Very common in Dongbei (Northeastern) Mandarin to describe either physical dirtiness or someone's despicable moral character.
Intensifies the exclamatory structure '多...啊' (How...!), amplifying the speaker's disgust.
