只是打含笑的人不敢惹他
“From then on, fearing him,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“To him, those ladies weren't even people.”
只是打含笑的人 不敢惹 他
“From then on, fearing him,”
“they never whipped Hanxiao.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Power dynamics in conflicts often rely on indirect deterrence—cruel actors only restrain their aggression when confronted with someone they fear to provoke.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
dare not provoke; afraid to mess with
A frequent colloquial phrase indicating that one party is terrified of crossing a more powerful or dangerous person.