也只当我是个傻子
“only saw me as a fool.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我爹
“My father”
也只 当我是个傻子
“only saw me as a fool.”
我什么都不知道了
“I don't know anything else.”
“Even my own father thinks I'm completely clueless and hides the truth from me.”
In complex Chinese family dynamics, being seen as a 'fool' who knows nothing can be either a painful dismissal by elders or a deliberate self-protection strategy to avoid family conflict.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
merely regard as / simply assume
Used when explaining how someone mistakenly or dismissively categorizes a person or situation.
fool / idiot
Can be an insult, a term of endearment between lovers, or used in self-deprecation when someone feels deceived or left out.