非要争得红脖子涨脸
“to get all worked up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们俩就商量着说嘛 好好一件事情
“You two need to talk this out. No need”
非要 争得 红脖子涨脸
“to get all worked up.”
“You had tempers when you were young,”
“You two are making a huge fuss over nothing.”
Chinese interpersonal norms strongly discourage public displays of uncontrolled rage, viewing stubborn escalation over minor issues as a failure of emotional maturity and social harmony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to insist stubbornly on doing something unnecessary
Used to express exasperation or criticism when someone stubbornly acts against better judgment.
flushed with anger or exertion during an argument
A vivid colloquial idiom describing physical signs of intense, uncontrolled fury in a confrontation.