你爸什么都不是
“your dad is nothing!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没有了你妈呀
“Without your mother,”
你爸 什么都不是
“your dad is nothing!”
没了你妈 你也什么都不是 谁也管不了你
“Without your mother, you're nothing! No one can control you.”
“You think your family gives you power, but you are utterly worthless.”
Attacking one's parents' standing strikes at the core of family pride and hereditary social capital in Chinese society.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be a complete nobody / to count for nothing
An emphatic, harsh expression used to completely dismiss someone's value or status.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How is your dad doing?”
“Your dad looks really happy.”
“Dad only wants what's best for you.”
“your dad would just beat you up.”
“your dad wouldn't have gotten so angry.”
“What could your dad possibly find?”