小宝也别提
“Don't mention it to Xiaobao either.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
别跟你婶说
“don't tell your aunt.”
小宝也 别提
“Don't mention it to Xiaobao either.”
叔
“Mr. Guo,”
“Keep this completely under wraps; under no circumstances should Xiaobao find out.”
Chinese family dynamics often feature benevolent concealment (瞒), where adults hide alarming news from specific dependents or spouses to spare them distress or avoid household disruption.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't bring up; don't mention
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to forbid bringing up a sensitive topic, or colloquially to express that something is not worth talking about.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Xiaobao, don't rush it.”
“Bao, if you tell anyone, you're dead.”
“- Not enough. - You have to pass Xiaobao's test first.”
“[Lucheng] It is so good to have found Bao'er.”
“My dear.”
“From now on, your name is Little Friend.”