她这人就这德行 你不用惯着她 哄着她的
“That's just how she is. Don't put up with her or suck up to her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
娟儿 看到没有啊 这种人要小心啊 行了
“See, Juan? Watch out for her kind. Come on.”
她这人 就这德行 你 不用惯着她 哄着她的
“That's just how she is. Don't put up with her or suck up to her.”
大不了就不理她啊
“Just ignore her.”
“Stop being a pushover—she doesn't deserve your kindness.”
In Chinese social interaction, accommodating others is expected, but when someone exhibits bad conduct ('德行'), people openly advise friends to stop yielding face ('给面子') and cut off emotional indulgence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just like that (disparagingly describing someone's character or bad habits)
A highly informal, derogatory idiom used to dismiss someone's obnoxious behavior as habitual.
to spoil; to coddle; to indulge
Commonly used in spoken Chinese, especially in the negative ('不用惯着' / '别惯着'), meaning 'don't let them walk over you'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Look at yourself.”
“I'll hold her dear and spoil her.”
“See if you don't drive her nuts.”
“Otherwise, you being you, who would ever take you in?”
“Otherwise, with your terrible attitude, who would dare to marry you?”
“- Get lost. - Get lost.”