还真把自己当先生了
“that she really considers herself a teacher.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
在优伶书院待久了
“She's been at the Elite Academy for so long”
还真 把自己当 先生 了
“that she really considers herself a teacher.”
那塔主的意思是
“Then what do you mean?”
“Who does he think he is? He forgot his place.”
Chinese cultural hierarchies strongly censure individuals who forget their origins or overreach their assigned rank, especially performers or low-status actors pretending to be respected scholars ('先生').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
actually treating/regarding someone as...
A colloquial structure used to sarcastically mock someone for adopting a role or status they don't deserve.
teacher / master / gentleman
Historically a respectful title for a scholar, mentor, or advisor.
Marks a change of state, highlighting that the target has now fully slipped into this pretentious role.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Who does she think she is?”
“Acting like you own the place.”
“he actually thinks he's some royal brother-in-law to the Emperor.”
“You really think yourself a decent woman.”