这小子说话我还能当真吗
“Can I take this kid's words seriously?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
弟妹
“Yujiao.”
这小子 说话 我 还能 当真吗
“Can I take this kid's words seriously?”
万福
“Wanfu.”
“There is no way I am believing a single word that kid says.”
Elders or senior family members frequently use rhetorical questions to discount the maturity and reliability of younger relatives in domestic discussions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take seriously / to believe as true
Commonly used in questions or negatives to question whether something should be trusted literally.
this kid / this lad
An informal and often slightly dismissive or affectionate reference to a younger male.
Forms a rhetorical question emphasizing that the obvious answer is negative.