我不敢了 我再也不擅作主张了
“I won't dare anymore. I will never act on my own again.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你知道吗 哥
“You know that? Brother,”
我不敢了 我 再也不 擅作主张 了
“I won't dare anymore. I will never act on my own again.”
叫上你那群兄弟 随我去那个墨坊
“Call your brothers. Follow me to that ink workshop.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese family or brotherhood hierarchies, younger members must acknowledge authority and avoid unilateral actions that jeopardize the group.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
dare not do it again
Used when apologizing profusely to yield to a superior's or elder's anger.
act on one's own initiative without permission
A frequent idiom used when confessing to overstepping boundaries or making unauthorized decisions.
Indicates a change of state and definitive commitment to stop the wrongful behavior.