就怕它往歪了长啊
“but growing crooked is.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不怕它长得慢
“Growing slowly is not a problem,”
就怕 它 往歪了长 啊
“but growing crooked is.”
奶 你放心吧
“Grandma, don't worry.”
“I do not care how long it takes you to succeed, just do not become a bad or dishonest person.”
Traditional Chinese parenting places paramount importance on upright character (zuoren) over rapid material or academic achievement.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the only fear is that; only worried that
Used to introduce the primary or most significant concern in a situation.
to grow crooked; to stray from the right path morally
Literally about plants growing crooked, but figuratively applied to a child developing bad moral habits.
Softens the admonition while conveying deep affection and earnest concern.