不痴不聋不做家翁
“"The wisest elder knows when to turn a blind eye."”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
行了 行了
“Alright, alright.”
不痴不聋不做家翁
“"The wisest elder knows when to turn a blind eye."”
他们两个既然 不跟咱们说实话 咱们权当不知道
“Since those two won't speak their hearts to us, let's just pretend we don't know.”
“Turn a blind eye to their secrets so we can maintain peace in this family.”
Traditional Chinese family leadership often values strategic vagueness and tolerance over relentless pursuit of truth to preserve overall harmony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a head of household must pretend to be deaf and blind to maintain harmony
A classical idiom used when recommending that leaders or parents deliberately overlook minor faults of subordinates or children.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“There's no need for the whole sect to worry about it.”
“Lazy and useless.”
“not to listen to slanderous words”
“We work so hard.”
“Don't do anything futile.”
“Don't do anything futile.”