用不着 这是我家 你用不着招待我
“No need. This is my home. You don't need to serve me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I will use serving chopsticks to pick food for you now.”
用不着 这 是我 家 你 用不着 招待 我
“No need. This is my home. You don't need to serve me.”
这 圆圆
“Well... Yuanyuan.”
“You are the outsider here, not me. Stop pretending this is your house.”
In Chinese domestic culture, acting as host implies ownership of the space; rejecting someone's hosting gestures asserts true familial territorial rights.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
there is no need / don't bother
A blunt, colloquial rejection phrase that sounds quite dismissive when directed at polite gestures.
to host / to entertain guests
Used ironically here to remind the other party that they do not possess the status of host in this household.