你还真别说我瞧不起他
“You know what? I actually look down on him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He was prepared to shift the blame when things came to light.”
你还真别说 我 瞧不起 他
“You know what? I actually look down on him.”
“He didn't even graduate from the middle school, so how could he invent that... [Dongchuan Public Security Department]”
“You can judge me for being snobbish, but he truly is incapable and completely beneath respect.”
Formal educational credentials (文凭) are heavily emphasized in Chinese society, making a lack of formal schooling a common justification for questioning someone's intellect or competence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
you really shouldn't say; you know what / oddly enough
A pragmatic discourse marker used either to introduce an undeniable reality or to push back against the listener's criticism of the speaker's stance.
to look down upon; to disdain
A standard compound verb expressing deep contempt or low evaluation of someone's competence, character, or social status.