未免有失分寸吧
“you should've minced your words.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
高副使此言
“Vice Envoy Gao,”
未免 有失分寸 吧
“you should've minced your words.”
是啊
“Indeed.”
“You have crossed the line, watch what you say.”
A core Chinese virtue of knowing one's social place and modulating words and actions appropriately to prevent conflict and preserve social balance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
rather; a bit too; unavoidably
An adverb used to soften a negative evaluation while making it clear the behavior is excessive.
to lack a sense of propriety; to overstep bounds
A four-character expression commonly used to criticize tactless, rude, or insubordinate conduct.
Softens the bluntness of the accusation into a rhetorical tag to preserve decorum.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Isn't that a bit too much?”
“I didn't keep proper boundaries.”
“isn't that a bit too hasty?”
“Isn't that a bit too hasty?”
“Isn't that far too frivolous?”
“is far too lenient, isn't it?”