我家里现在乱得都插不了脚了
“My house is a mess now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你不要来我家
“Don't come to my house.”
我家 里现在乱 得 都 插不了脚 了
“My house is a mess now.”
您放心吧
“Don't worry. I always visit my client's house.”
“Seriously, do not come over; it is completely inconvenient.”
Blaming household disarray is a face-saving strategy in Chinese culture to refuse guests without offending their goodwill.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
nowhere to stand / no room to step
An idiomatic, vivid exaggeration indicating an extremely cramped or cluttered space.
so messy that...
Grammatical structure used to introduce the severe degree of disorder.
Indicates an intensified state or current condition that justifies the refusal.