我根本没有认真要许愿
“I wasn't serious about making a wish!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
看见流星那一天
“When I saw the shooting star,”
我根本没有认真要许愿
“I wasn't serious about making a wish!”
“How could you take my casual words seriously?”
“Do not blame me; I never wanted this outcome to actually happen.”
In Chinese narrative tropes, careless words or wishes spoken aloud are often believed to tempt fate or cause karmic accidents.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not at all; simply did not
Used before verbs to emphatically negate an action or intention.
to make a wish
Commonly used in contexts involving birthdays, shooting stars, or praying at temples.