且不说他愿不愿意了
“His opinion aside,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这叫挟恩图报
“It's blackmail through owed favors.”
且不说 他 愿不愿意 了
“His opinion aside,”
时间一长
“he'll inevitably”
“Whether he agrees or not is beside the point—it will only lead to trouble over time.”
In traditional Chinese moral philosophy, weaponizing a prior kindness to force someone into compliance (挟恩图报) violates moral decency and breeds resentment over time.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not to mention; leaving aside for a moment
Use this rhetorical transition to temporarily dismiss one point in order to introduce a more significant argument.
willing or unwilling; whether one is willing
A standard affirmative-negative question form used to embed a whether-or-not clause.
Marks a definitive closure on this point before transitioning to the subsequent clause.