你怎么出尔反尔啊
“How can you go back on your word?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
其实还是可以开发的
“can actually still be developed.”
你 怎么 出尔反尔 啊
“How can you go back on your word?”
“I was just considering the dragon's feelings just now. You already promised him.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Keeping one's word is a fundamental ethical standard in Chinese society; accusing someone of '出尔反尔' carries a strong moral reproach.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to go back on one's word; inconsistent; reneging on a promise
A very common four-character idiom (chengyu) used to criticize someone for breaking promises or being unpredictable.
Intensifies the rhetorical question and expresses indignation or exasperation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How can she go back on her word?”
“Why are you going back on your word now?”
“But you broke your word!”
“Are you going back on your word now?”