这话就烂到肚子里 不敢跟人说嘛
“Keep this buried deep inside. Don't tell anyone.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这话就 烂到肚子里 不敢 跟人 说嘛
“Keep this buried deep inside. Don't tell anyone.”
“I wouldn't dare tell anyone else. I didn't hear a thing either.”
“Take this secret to your grave, or it will destroy us both.”
Rooted in the Chinese proverb 'disaster comes from the mouth,' burying sensitive truths deep within oneself is viewed as vital self-preservation in close-knit communities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
keep it buried inside; take it to the grave
A vivid colloquial idiom used when ordering someone to keep a dangerous secret forever.
must not; don't dare (dialectal imperative)
In northwestern Chinese varieties, '不敢' often functions as a prohibitive equivalent to 'don't' or 'must not'.
Emphasizes the obvious necessity of discretion and reinforces the warning.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“she will only keep it to herself and not tell anyone else.”
“will stay with me to the grave. That's good.”
“I expect you to take it to your grave.”