咱不管在外头见过多大的官
“No matter how high-ranking the officials you've met,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You're not leaving, right? That's the best news.”
咱 不管 在外头 见过 多大 的官
“No matter how high-ranking the officials you've met,”
多大的世面
“or how much of the world you've seen,”
“No matter how grand the outside world is, none of it matters more than staying together here.”
In traditional Chinese culture, maintaining humility and emotional loyalty to one's roots is prized far above rubbing shoulders with social elites or officials.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
out in the world; away from home
A very common colloquial expression used in contrast to domestic life or family settings.
such high-ranking officials; officials of any rank
Used idiomatically with '不管' to indicate that no degree of power or authority changes the core situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“there are more officials with power.”
“Let the officials decide what to do.”
“I have neither such power nor authority.”
“I'll pretend I don't know.”
“I become an official even higher than a general?”
“The officials are heartless.”