向梓 你少自作多情
“Xiang Zi, stop flattering yourself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
装傻 不是你一直在给我发出 勾引我的信号吗
“Playing dumb, huh? Weren't you the one who kept sending me flirtatious signals?”
向梓 你少 自作多情
“Xiang Zi, stop flattering yourself.”
我自作多情
“Me flattering myself?”
“You are completely delusional if you think I was hitting on you.”
In Chinese interpersonal conflict, accusing someone of '自作多情' strips away their romantic confidence and aggressively attacks their ego by framing them as foolishly presumptuous.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
stop / cut it out (used before a verb to tell someone not to do something)
A colloquial and blunt imperative marker used to order someone to cease an irritating or unwelcome behavior.
to flatter oneself / to imagine unreciprocated affection
Frequently used as a four-character idiom to scoff at someone who misinterprets polite or neutral behavior as romantic interest.
