是我做的主 跟刀仔没关系
“that was my call. Little Dao had nothing to do with it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
跟发财东他们做生意
“Making that deal with Fa Cai Dong...”
是我 做的主 跟刀仔没关系
“that was my call. Little Dao had nothing to do with it.”
钱也是我用的
“I used the money too.”
“Leave him alone and deal with me directly.”
Taking unilateral responsibility to shield a comrade exemplifies the traditional code of brotherhood and honor in Chinese social dynamics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
made the decision, took the initiative
Derived from '做主', commonly used in cleft sentences ('是...做的主') to claim responsibility or authority.
has nothing to do with, is unrelated to
Used with '跟/与...没关系' to completely detach someone or something from blame or connection.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I definitely didn't make this one. I work with extra care today.”
“Please help me!”
“of this trip to Nanjing.”
“I can't decide that alone. Just get out of here.”
“We'll help you, okay? I'm not going.”
“is not something I can decide.”