那就算不是公主 也不用这么 低三下四的呀
“Even if you're not a princess, you don't have to be so humble.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不说了啊
“I'm sorry.”
那就 算 不是 公主 也不 用这么 低三下四 的呀
“Even if you're not a princess, you don't have to be so humble.”
我有低三下四吗
“Am I being humble?”
“Have some self-respect; stop humiliating yourself just to accommodate other people.”
While humility is praised in traditional Chinese ethics, 'lowering oneself' excessively (低三下四) is viewed negatively as compromising fundamental personal dignity and backbone.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
servile; humble; groveling
A vivid four-character idiom describing someone acting obsequious, subservient, or lacking self-respect.
even if... still...
A standard hypothetical concession structure used to argue that a given premise does not justify an extreme outcome.
Softens the blunt criticism into an earnest, personal plea rather than a cold reprimand.
