你们定下来的规矩
“you all set back then.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这是当年
“That was the rule”
你们 定下来的规矩
“you all set back then.”
这小事琐事
“You certainly have”
“You made these rules yourselves, so you have no right to complain or ignore them now.”
Chinese social and institutional culture places high moral importance on adhering to established 'guiju' (rules/etiquette), especially when invoked against the very people who established them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to settle on; to finalize; to establish
Used when an agreement, schedule, or set of rules has been formally agreed upon and locked in.
rules; customs; established practices
Refers to both official regulations and unwritten community etiquette or traditions.