死脑筋拎不清
“stubborn and doesn't get it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我就怕这个丫头
“I'm just worried she's too”
死脑筋 拎不清
“stubborn and doesn't get it.”
那要不
“Then how about...”
“She is too stubborn to see what is actually good for her, and she will ruin everything.”
Being praised as someone who 'can figure things out' (拎得清) means having pragmatic street smarts and emotional intelligence; lacking it is viewed as a major liability in interpersonal life.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
stubborn; inflexible; rigid-minded
A common colloquial insult for someone who refuses to adapt or think pragmatically.
muddle-headed; unable to assess priorities or read situations
Originally Shanghainese topolect, now widely used in spoken Mandarin to criticize someone who lacks social tact or common sense.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“after I was injured.”
“My mind isn't working well.”
“Are you out of your mind? Put that away.”
“Fang isn't very worldly.”
“and lose my reason.”
“Have you lost your mind, too?”