那是我老婆 用不着别人在这儿指手画脚
“I admit it. She's my wife. No need for outsiders to comment.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是不是也想说 因为赵玫丢了古斯特的项目 我认
“Do you also want to comment on how Zhao Mei made me lose the GST project? I admit it. She's my wife.”
那是 我 老婆 用不着 别人 在这 儿 指手画脚
“I admit it. She's my wife. No need for outsiders to comment.”
我不知道古斯特项目怎么没的
“I don't know why the GST project fell through.”
“Back off. She is my wife, and you have zero right to judge her.”
In traditional Chinese relational culture, family affairs fall strictly within the 'inside' (nei) domain; outsiders ('wai ren') who intervene or criticize are viewed as breaching fundamental relational boundaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
make irresponsible remarks; meddle; boss people around
An idiom (chengyu) with a strong negative connotation, used when criticizing someone for offering unwanted opinions or interference.
no need for; unnecessary
Often used sharply to dismiss another person's unsolicited actions, help, or criticism.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My wife taught at a village school nearby then.”
“If it were my wife, I couldn't let her do this.”
“You're my wife. Fighting for you is only natural.”
“I'm not making this up.”
“I thought there was a problem with my wife.”
“I played no part in the accident that took your wife.”