跟这家里的两回事 不一样
“It's different from talking to family.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我俩那正常交流
“We just communicate.”
跟 这家里的 两回事 不一样
“It's different from talking to family.”
可话说回来啊
“But, you know,”
“Do not judge this by domestic family standards; it is totally innocent and unrelated.”
Traditional Chinese interpersonal ethics draw sharp lines between behavior appropriate within the home (nei) and social/business engagements outside (wai), often invoked to defend external social liberties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
two entirely different matters
Essential spoken idiom for rejecting false equivalencies or telling someone they are conflating distinct issues.