怕命都保不住了 就你出的这个馊主意
“he might not survive. It was your terrible idea.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这事是不是弄大了 这大爹要是以抗日分子抓进去
“Did we blow this out of proportion? If Uncle is arrested as an anti-Japanese rebel,”
怕 命都保不住 了 就你 出的 这个 馊主意
“he might not survive. It was your terrible idea.”
这可是你大爹啊 那我出主意的时候 你也不拦着我
“He is your uncle. When I came up with it, you didn't stop me.”
“Everything is ruined, and if he dies, it's completely your fault!”
When collective family or in-group strategies backfire disastrously, Chinese speakers often direct intense emotional blame at the person who initiated the idea (出馊主意) to mitigate their own guilt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a rotten idea; a terrible scheme
Extremely common colloquial noun used to criticize poorly thought-out suggestions that caused problems.
unable to keep or save
A potential complement structure used when a valuable asset, reputation, or life cannot be preserved.
Emphasizes the severity and near-certainty of the looming catastrophic outcome.
