妈不能给你丢脸 你没有
“I couldn't embarrass you. You didn't.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
妈也是硬撑着
“I was just holding it together too.”
妈 不能给你丢脸 你没有
“I couldn't embarrass you. You didn't.”
而且你今天在校门口 当着这么多人的面
“And you said you wanted a divorce in front of so many people”
“I was desperate to protect your pride, but don't worry, you never embarrassed me at all.”
Chinese parents often obsess over not causing their children public humiliation, while filial children reciprocate by fiercely defending their parents' dignity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lose face; to be embarrassed
Everyday colloquial term for public humiliation or social embarrassment.
you didn't; that's not true
Used as a quick, supportive denial to invalidate someone's self-blame.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've completely embarrassed myself.”
“Did I embarrass you?”
“You said you weren't afraid of losing face.”
“This is such a mess.”
“It was nothing. I couldn't exactly embarrass my mom, could I?”
“It's not shameful. Why couldn't you just say it?”