你哭完不好看了
“Tears will mess up your face.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Don't be sad. It was my fault just now. I shouldn't have said that.”
你哭完 不好看 了
“Tears will mess up your face.”
“Please stop crying; it breaks my heart to see you sad, so let's smile again.”
In Chinese intimacy, playfully criticizing someone's appearance or habits is a common way to deflect serious negative emotions and re-establish warmth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
won't look good anymore
A common affectionate and lighthearted phrase used to coax someone into stopping tears.
Denotes an impending change of appearance if the action of crying continues.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't cry. Sorry.”
“Can't you finish it before crying?”
“cry if you want to.”
“Didn't we say no more tears?”
“I'm not able to cry anymore.”
“just cry if you want to.”