还算有自知之明
“So you do know your position.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我毕竟是秦府中人 世子殿下不会什么都告诉我的
“Since I'm a member of the Qin family, Lord Yan wouldn't tell me everything.”
还算 有自知之明
“So you do know your position.”
湘儿
“Xiang!”
“Good that you know your place and realize you are just an outsider.”
In hierarchical interpersonal dynamics, recognizing one's limits and social standing is considered crucial; highlighting it sarcastically reinforces social boundaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
self-awareness; knowing one's own limitations
Frequently used in modern and classical spoken Chinese, often sarcastically to praise someone for recognizing their modest position.
can be considered to have; at least has some
A patronizing hedge indicating bare-minimum begrudging acknowledgement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“At least you know your place.”
“You're quite self-aware.”
“You know yourself well, huh?”
“I have at least that much self-awareness.”