take orders; be bossed around
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to take orders from others; to do as one is told; to be bossed around
informalColloquial expression (often pronounced with an optional 'r' suffix as 听喝儿) implying a submissive role where one simply follows orders without question. Often carries a connotation of lacking autonomy or being at someone's beck and call.
Wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
guǎn管
tīng听
hē喝
gàn干
huó活
r儿
,
bié别
de的
shì事
yī一
gài概
bù不
wèn问
。
We just take orders and work, without asking about anything else.
Nǐ你
shuō说
zěn怎
me么
gàn干
jiù就
zěn怎
me么
gàn干
,
tīng听
nǐ你
hē喝
。
However you say to do it, that's how we'll do it—we'll follow your orders.
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Tā他
bù不
yuàn愿
yì意
tīng听
hē喝
,
suǒ所
yǐ以
cí辞
zhí职
zì自
jǐ己
gàn干
le了
。
He wasn't willing to take orders from others, so he quit and started his own business.