嘴上说着无谓输赢
“talking like winning or losing doesn't matter.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“They may look careless and carefree,”
嘴上说 着 无谓输赢
“talking like winning or losing doesn't matter.”
但其实
“But in fact,”
“They act like they don't care about the outcome, but they actually care a lot.”
Chinese speakers often observe a gap between what people claim outwardly to save face or project coolness and what they genuinely strive for inwardly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
claiming verbally; saying out loud
Commonly used to set up a contrast between superficial statements and true feelings or actions.
indifferent to winning or losing
A semi-formal idiom-like collocation used to describe not caring about competitive outcomes.