那现在看起来 听话也不是什么优点
“Now it seems it's not a great thing to be obedient all the time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我妈还夸我听话呢
“And my mother used to be proud that I listened to her.”
那现在 看起来 听话 也不是什么优点
“Now it seems it's not a great thing to be obedient all the time.”
“Both your father and you were planning something big in secret.”
“You call yourself obedient, but you're actually hiding something big behind that good behavior.”
In traditional Chinese parenting, 'tinghua' (being obedient) is considered the ultimate praise for a child. Questioning whether it is a 'virtue' reflects a modern generational shift toward valuing independence over blind compliance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
looking at it now / as it turns out
Use this phrase at the start of a sentence to re-evaluate a situation based on new information.
obedient / to listen to elders
Commonly used by Chinese parents to praise children who follow rules without arguing.
not much of a / hardly a
Followed by a noun (like 'virtue' or 'good thing') to downplay or negate its value.
