你是不是嫌我 在你朋友面前丢人了 还断绝关系
“Are you ashamed of me in front of your friend? Cutting ties?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Why not ask a good friend for help?”
你 是不是 嫌我 在你 朋友 面前 丢人了 还 断绝关系
“Are you ashamed of me in front of your friend? Cutting ties?”
“Who am I earning money to support?”
“You think I embarrassed you, and it infuriates me that you care more about your image than me.”
Causing a partner to lose face in front of friends is viewed as a major social grievance in Chinese culture, often triggering bitter defensive arguments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
dislike me / find fault with me
Use when expressing feeling judged, looked down upon, or resented by someone close.
to lose face / to be embarrassing
A very common colloquial phrase used when someone causes public humiliation or embarrassment.
sever relations / cut ties
Used formally or in dramatic domestic disputes when threatening to terminate a close relationship.
Marks an unexpected or escalated change of state, highlighting the severity of the speaker's perceived loss of face.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you're not embarrassed, I am.”
“Did I embarrass you in front of your friends?”
“You don't like me anyway.”
“I wasn't worried about you embarrassing me.”
“Why are you giving me the cold shoulder? Have you got someone else?”
“Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough? What's the use of going?”