也不掂量掂量自己几斤几两啊
“You don't even know your own limits.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你也是
“And you. [Call]”
也不 掂量掂量 自己 几斤几两 啊
“You don't even know your own limits.”
满满报的哪门子什么国际学校
“Why did you enroll Man in an international school?”
“Know your place; you don't have the status or money to do this.”
In Chinese culture, overreaching beyond one's socio-economic class is often harshly criticized as lacking self-knowledge (缺乏自知之明).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to weigh; to assess carefully
Reduplication of the verb to mean assessing someone's true capability or worth.
one's true worth or capability
A sharp colloquial metaphor meaning knowing one's own limitations; often used negatively.
Enhances the rhetorical force and indignant edge of the reprimand.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Who do you think you are? [Feng Chenbi]”
“He never considers his own worth.”
“and I don't digest them first.”
“Don't you know your own limitations?”