看得起他 看不起我
“You respect him but not me?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
看得起 他 看不起 我
“You respect him but not me?”
你 你喝多了吧
“Hey, you're drunk.”
“You think he is better than me? Who do you think you are looking down on me?”
In Chinese culture, perceiving that someone looks down on you (看不起) causes severe loss of face, which intoxicated or insecure individuals often react to with loud confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to think highly of; to respect
Commonly used in interpersonal contexts to describe respecting someone's status, dignity, or abilities.
to look down upon; to despise
A very frequent spoken chunk used to express feeling undervalued or insulted by others.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“high-ranking official thinks highly of his subordinates.”
“Whether others respect you or not doesn't matter.”
“Whether others respect you or not doesn't matter.”
“Since you look down on me, what's the point of competing?”
“What do you mean? Do you look down on me or on him?”
“And me and you.”