你呀嘴太欠
“Your mouth is too sharp for that.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
别了
“No.”
你呀 嘴太欠
“Your mouth is too sharp for that.”
“You really brought this on yourself by not keeping your mouth shut.”
In Chinese social interactions, speaking rashly or teasing inappropriately is warned against because unrestrained speech can easily damage harmony or bring trouble onto oneself.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
too loose-lipped; asking for trouble with one's words
A highly colloquial Northern expression used among close acquaintances to chide someone who just made an unnecessarily provocative or tactless comment.
Softens the direct accusation, making the criticism sound intimate and mildly teasing rather than hostile.