一辈子就没个正形
“He never took life seriously.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一辈子 就 没个正形
“He never took life seriously.”
小时候捅马蜂窝
“As a kid, he poked a hornet's nest.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, having 'zhengxing' means carrying oneself with decorum and social responsibility; lacking it brings embarrassment to the extended family.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lacking decency / never serious / behaving improperly
A common colloquial Northern idiom used to criticize someone who fools around and never behaves respectably.
all one's life / a lifetime
Placed before a verb phrase to emphasize that a trait or habit has persisted across an entire lifetime.