真是人小鬼大
“Witty, aren't you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It'd be great if I could call you auntie in the future.”
真是 人小鬼大
“Witty, aren't you?”
“I've never thought of Officer Ran that way.”
“You are far too clever for your age, but stop meddling in adult matters.”
In Chinese culture, children frequently express innocent wishes for their favorite adults to become family members, which adults usually brush off with fond amusement using idioms like '人小鬼大'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
precocious; little body with a big mind
Use this idiom affectionately or teasingly when a young child acts or speaks far beyond their years.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're really making a fuss.”
“I'll let bygones be bygones”
“I would say it is a great thing.”
“like that.”
“That villain,”
“Me—neither one thing nor another— a big shot?”