做着见不得人的勾当
“for rich merchants and landlords.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Xu Daoyin was secretly doing dirty deals”
做着 见不得人的勾当
“for rich merchants and landlords.”
他们为了让孩子在算好的时间出生
“To make the babies be born at the chosen time,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, actions that 'cannot see the light' (见不得人) imply not only secrecy but deep moral failure, violating public righteousness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
shameful; unpresentable; secretive
A common idiom used to describe actions, motives, or items that must be kept hidden out of shame or illegality.
shady business; dirty dealings
A noun with an exclusively derogatory connotation referring to illicit or dishonest activities.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“they do behind my back”
“You made me do all sorts of dirty deeds.”
“with those merchants and nobles.”
“That's why you pull such a dirty trick.”