倒是你 天天给你妈甩脸色
“But you keep giving her attitude.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
倒是 你 天天 给你 妈 甩脸色
“But you keep giving her attitude.”
“If I had a mom like yours, I'd be over the moon.”
“You take your wonderful mother for granted, and you are being completely unreasonable.”
Showing temper or a sullen face (shuai lianse) to one's parents is viewed culturally as unfilial and immature, especially when the parent is perceived as gentle and loving.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as for you / look at yourself
Used to pivot the focus of criticism sharply toward the conversational partner.
pull a long face / show bad attitude
A vivid colloquial idiom describing overt facial expressions of displeasure or coldness directed at someone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If your mom knew you were hanging out with me all day, wouldn't she go crazy?”
“You always have so much to say.”
“How will you pay it back? You'll spend your mom's money.”
“Around the time your mom passed away.”
“Do you think I haven't been embarrassed enough?”
“You almost angered your mom to death”