你不用为难 不说我也早猜出来了
“Don't feel pressured. I already figured it out.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Xiaofei, is money really tight at your home lately?”
你 不用为难 不说 我也早 猜出来了
“Don't feel pressured. I already figured it out.”
我们家经常缺钱
“Money's always tight at home.”
“Don't feel humiliated; I already know our situation, so you don't have to carry the shame alone.”
Admitting poverty or money shortages can cause severe loss of face (diulian); anticipating someone's distress before they have to articulate it preserves their dignity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no need to feel awkward / don't be in a tight spot
A thoughtful way to release someone from an uncomfortable obligation or difficult explanation.
already guessed it long ago
Used to signal sharp intuition or to show that an open secret was already understood.
Marks completion and a realized change of state in the speaker's realization.
