我小儿子从小就调皮
“My youngest son has always been naughty.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那你家小孩啊
“Is that your child?”
我小 儿子 从小就 调皮
“My youngest son has always been naughty.”
看着挺乖的
“He looks well-behaved.”
“He may look well-behaved now, but don't be fooled—he can be quite a handful.”
Chinese parents often label their children as 'naughty' (调皮) in polite chit-chat as a humble, protective conversational trope rather than actual disapproval.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ever since childhood / from an early age
Used to describe habitual traits, talents, or behaviors that began when someone was very young.
younger son / youngest son
Common family designation indicating birth order among male siblings.