那我不管 他先骂的
“I don't care. He cursed me first.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“he cursed me on the street? Didn't you curse him too?”
那我不管 他先骂的
“I don't care. He cursed me first.”
在那以后啊 彻底改邪归正了 现在对我可以
“Since then, he's turned over a new leaf. He treats me well now,”
“I was completely justified in cursing back because he started it, so do not blame me.”
In Chinese dispute resolution, the person who initiates conflict is often seen as morally culpable, giving the retaliator a legitimate excuse to defend themselves.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I don't care about that / That's none of my concern
Used colloquially to brush off another person's counterargument and stubbornly stand one's ground.
He started the cursing / He cursed first
A common structure (Subject + 先 + Verb + 的) used to assign primary blame to someone else.
Functions in the cleft 'shi...de' construction to emphasize who initiated the action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I don't care what he tells you—”
“I won't interfere if you want to beat him or scold him. It's up to you, okay?”
“That's not my problem. If there's another fight, I can't handle it. I really can't.”
“scold me if you wish.”
“If he starts nagging again, I'm done with him.”
“Not my problem. This is on you.”