是他来招惹我的
“He provoked me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
又正义
“and of righteous fury.”
是他来 招惹 我的
“He provoked me.”
“A martial upstart, meddling in army funds and corruption.”
“Don't blame me; he stuck his nose into my business and asked for this.”
In Chinese moral reasoning, the person who initiates trouble (招惹) bears the primary moral blame for whatever violence follows.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to provoke; to mess with; to tease
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to emphasize that someone initiated an unwanted or dangerous conflict.
Used at the end of the 'shi...de' construction to emphasize who committed the action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Serves him right for coming after me first.”
“for bringing these troublesome people here. How is it my fault? Isn't this happening”