才两边都不敢得罪
“he doesn't want to offend anyone.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就因为他胆小
“Because he is timid,”
才 两边都不敢得罪
“he doesn't want to offend anyone.”
你想想
“Think about it.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese social dynamics, balancing between two opposing camps (不敢得罪) can be seen as survival wisdom, but doing so purely out of fear is often looked down upon as cowardice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
afraid of offending either side; playing both sides
Commonly used to describe someone trying to stay neutral out of cowardice or shrewdness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm between a rock and a hard place now.”
“They can't afford to offend them.”
“and said something out of line.”