谁知道你是个鬼见愁
“Who knew you're such a troublemaker?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“People would think you're reasonable and kind-hearted.”
谁知道 你是个 鬼见愁
“Who knew you're such a troublemaker?”
“I have no grudge against you. Why do you insist on opposing me?”
“You pretended to be nice, but you're actually a nightmare who ruins everyone's life.”
Calling someone a 'gui jian chou' borrows folklore imagery of demons and ghosts to colorfully express that someone is excessively rigid or harsh.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
who would have thought; little did anyone know
Used to express unexpected disappointment or realization about someone's true nature or an unforeseen event.
someone feared by all; an unbearable terror
A vivid colloquial idiom describing an uncompromising, relentless, or intimidatingly strict individual.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Unless you've got a guilty conscience?”
“Why not do yourself a favor? Tell us what you're hiding.”
“Ghost! There's a ghost!”
“You looked at these two, but you didn't look at this one.”
“Why do you still look as troubled as a ghost?”
“You demon!”