你硬气一点好不好
“Where's your determination?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I have to make it work now. Yang Xiaohai, where's your determination?”
你 硬气一点 好不好
“Where's your determination?”
“You're my only apprentice. If you embarrass me,”
“Man up and show some backbone; your failure makes me look bad.”
In traditional Chinese mentor-apprentice relationships, the apprentice's dignity and competence directly reflect on the master's face and honor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
show some backbone / be a bit more assertive
A common colloquial phrase used to urge someone to stop acting weak, timid, or subservient.
alright? / okay?
Appended to a request or reprimand to urge compliance with exasperation or pleading.