我早就跟他说过 不要自以为是
“I told him a long time ago not to be so full of himself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Who on earth killed Zheng Jin?”
我 早就 跟他说 过 不要 自以为是
“I told him a long time ago not to be so full of himself.”
想杀他的人不少 但可以在郑府内动手的 着实不多
“There are plenty of people who want to kill him, but those who could do it in the Zheng Residence are few and far between.”
“He brought this on himself because he refused to listen to my warnings.”
Citing unheeded past advice is a common conversational trope in Chinese culture to absolve oneself of responsibility and highlight the consequences of arrogance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
long ago / since way back
Used to emphasize that an action or realization happened well before the current moment, often indicating foresight.
self-righteous / opinionated / thinking oneself always right
A frequent four-character idiom (chengyu) used to criticize someone's stubborn arrogance.
