他们看起来吊儿郎当
“They may look careless and carefree,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
麻烦您离我们远点
“Please stay away from us.”
他们 看起来 吊儿郎当
“They may look careless and carefree,”
“talking like winning or losing doesn't matter.”
“They act like slackers so nobody expects anything from them.”
Acting 'diao'erlangdang' is often adopted by youth to mask anxiety about failure, projecting nonchalance so a loss does not hurt their pride.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sloppy, careless, flippant, or idling around
Extremely common idiomatic oral chunk used to describe someone with an irresponsible, casual, or slacker attitude.
it seems / appears to be
Standard conversational marker to introduce an observation based on outward appearance.