你就不能顾全大局吗
“Can't you consider the greater good?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
身负重任
“you bear heavy responsibility.”
你 就不能 顾全大局 吗
“Can't you consider the greater good?”
我父亲就是全天下
“My father was best”
“Stop acting selfishly and think about what is at stake for everyone.”
'Taking the big picture into account' (顾全大局) is a paramount collective virtue in Chinese culture, often weaponized rhetorically to pressure individuals into sacrificing private feelings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take the big picture into account; to act for the greater good
A core moral idiom used frequently in workplace, political, and family conflicts to urge someone to compromise.
Used at the end of a rhetorical question to express pressing exasperation and censure.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you can take the whole situation into account.”
“but sometimes you forget the wider picture.”
“So, for the greater good, make a small sacrifice.”
“I hope you will put the greater good first.”
“You really see the bigger picture.”
“We need to prioritize the bigger picture.”