虽说周玉麒不是个东西
“Though Zhou Yuqi is no good,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
未免也太巧了
“That's too much of a coincidence.”
虽说 周玉麒 不是个东西
“Though Zhou Yuqi is no good,”
但蔡昭若因此
“if Cai Zhao therefore”
“I agree he is scum, but that still doesn't justify what happened.”
Calling someone 'not a thing' (不是个东西) is a severe verbal rebuke in Chinese culture, stripping the target of basic moral standing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a scoundrel; good-for-nothing
A highly colloquial, insulting idiom used to condemn someone's terrible character or behavior.
although; even though
Used at the start of a clause to grant a premise before pivoting with a contrasting point.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You don't like Zhou Yuqi?”
“Zhou Yuqi will definitely submit.”
“And grew up with Zhou Yuqi.”
“to set a trap for Zhou Yuqi.”
“If Zhou Yuqi isn't blind,”
“Zhou Yuqi's just here to push for the wedding.”