行了 你们俩别杵在这 跟门神似的 我还得弄菜
“That's it! Don't stand here like two pillars! I have to get the food prepared.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有什么好说的
“There's nothing to talk about!”
行了 你们俩别 杵在这 跟门神似的 我 还得 弄菜
“That's it! Don't stand here like two pillars! I have to get the food prepared.”
“He Ziqiu, don't change the subject!”
“Stop hovering and cornering me with questions; get out of my way so I can cook.”
Door gods are traditional guardian spirits painted on doors in pairs; calling someone a door god colloquially mocks their rigid, obstructing posture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
standing rooted to the spot / hovering awkwardly
A vivid colloquial phrase used to criticize someone for standing unproductively in the way.
like door gods / standing like statues blocking the door
A vivid cultural simile used teasingly to describe two people standing stiffly side-by-side in a doorway.
Combined with '行' to signal a desire to cut off the current lingering state or discussion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“All right, go serve the dishes already.”
“That's enough. Stop gloating when you've won.”
“Someone is up late, trying to steal the Door God's job.”
“Alright, stop joking around and get back to work.”
“Alright, stop being so stingy.”
“Enough. Stop teasing him.”