就当是她命不好
“just consider it her bad luck,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
方才这下
“As for what just happened,”
就当是 她 命不好
“just consider it her bad luck,”
替你受了罚
“taking the punishment for you.”
“Don't feel guilty about her; she was just unlucky to be the scapegoat instead of you.”
Invoking 'bad fate' (命不好) is often used in Chinese culture as an emotional defense mechanism to brush off unfortunate circumstances or diminish personal moral accountability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just treat it as / consider it as
Used to reframe an uncomfortable situation or write off a loss to ease psychological distress.
having bad luck / ill-fated
A common fatalistic idiom used when someone experiences unfortunate events beyond their control.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's my fault.”
“then blame fate. Am I right?”
“Blame your own bad luck for that.”
“Anyway, he just has good luck. Not like us.”
“So cruel.”
“why is their life so good?”