- 他在动歪脑筋 - 不好意思？
“- [sighs] He's up to something. - Excuse me?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我在协助他 是的
“I'm assisting him, yes.”
- 他在 动歪脑筋 - 不好意思 ？
“- [sighs] He's up to something. - Excuse me?”
- 小心点 - 我不…
“- Watch yourself. - I don't--”
“Watch out, he's up to no good and trying to manipulate you. / Wait, what are you saying?”
Using colloquial idioms like '动歪脑筋' allows the speaker to flag dishonest behavior colorfully without resorting to overly rigid legalistic accusations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to hatch crooked ideas; to plot underhanded schemes
A highly colloquial idiom describing someone scheming to take dishonest advantage or cheat.
excuse me; pardon me?
Used with rising intonation here to express polite surprise or ask for clarification when hearing something unexpected.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“can't you use your head?”
“He is nothing but a brainless brute.”
“Is there something wrong with his head?”
“Is he out of his mind too?”