你问他愿不愿意做什么 应当问我才是
“Why are you asking him? You should be asking me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If I want to take my sister with me to Songjiang, would you agree?”
你问他 愿不愿意 做什么 应当 问我 才是
“Why are you asking him? You should be asking me.”
我不愿意
“I do not agree.”
“He doesn't call the shots here, I do. You need to get my permission.”
In traditional Chinese family dynamics, senior members or household heads expect to have the final word on major moves or decisions concerning relatives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why; what for
A spoken rhetorical pattern used at the end of a clause to express incredulity, dismissal, or mild irritation about an unnecessary action.
should really be... instead
Used to emphasize what the speaker believes is the correct, proper, or logical course of action in contrast to what is currently happening.