你别跟我提你那些客户
“Don't mention your clients to me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If you need projects, I still have a few clients at the bank.”
你 别跟我提 你那些客户
“Don't mention your clients to me.”
“As you got those clients by flirting and smiling, can they even be considered as clients?”
“Your help is disgusting to me, and I look down on how you do business.”
In Chinese business culture, using flattery or perceived coquetry to maintain business relations can invite harsh moral condemnation from detractors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't even mention ... to me
A strong colloquial injunction used to shut down a topic aggressively.
those clients
The demonstrative pronoun 那些 here carries a derogatory, distancing undertone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Just like when you had dinners with clients, you never told me either.”
“Otherwise, I can't explain it to the client.”
“Give me your client information. I don't know what you're talking about.”
“She has no problem communicating with clients at all.”
“That's why you are a premium client.”
“Don't be rude to my guest.”