你自己动手 体面一点
“Do it yourself. Be decent.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我不杀女人
“I don't kill women.”
你 自己 动手 体面一点
“Do it yourself. Be decent.”
安欣
“An Xin.”
“Your death is inevitable; kill yourself now so you can keep a shred of dignity.”
In Chinese culture, dying with 'timian' (face/dignity intact) is considered preferable to an ugly, public demise, often invoked by antagonists as a grim courtesy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do it yourself
Literally means DIY, but in underworld and crime contexts it euphemistically means to kill oneself.
a bit more dignified / with more decency
Used to urge someone to maintain decorum or face, especially in grim or humiliating circumstances.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“seeking to salvage their dignity.”
“or to keep some dignity for herself,”
“be showing you some respect.”
“I did everything myself.”
“I was the one who started it.”
“to fight a beggar for turf!”