你也知道 老爷子那个身体 那个脾气
“You know about the old man's health and his temper.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不像报上说的那样
“It's not like what the newspapers say.”
你也知道 老爷子 那个 身体 那个 脾气
“You know about the old man's health and his temper.”
听我句忠告
“Take my advice.”
“Be extremely careful what you say, because bad news might literally kill him or cause an uproar.”
Withholding distressing news from elderly family members is traditionally seen as an act of protective filial devotion rather than dishonest deceit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the old man; venerable elder; father
An affectionate and respectful term for an elderly father or patriarch in northern Chinese vernacular.
that temper of his
A colloquial way to invoke someone's well-known stubborn or explosive personality without listing details.