mà rén
骂人
yě
也
bù xíng
不行
ma
吗
?
So I Can’t Even Insult People?
fǎ lǜ法律míng què明确,gōng kāi公开mà rén骂人kě néng可能wéi fǎ违法,yán zhòng严重huì会bèi被chǔ fá处罚。

The law is clear: publicly insulting someone may be illegal, and serious cases can be punished.

小宝
gē gē哥哥,wǒ我shēng qì生气de的shí hòu时候mà rén骂人,kě yǐ可以ma吗?

Big brother, when I’m angry, can I insult people?

小刚
bù tài hǎo不太好ó哦。xiàn zài现在fǎ lǜ法律shuō说,gōng kāi公开mà rén骂人,kě néng可能huì会bèi被fá罚。

Not really. The law says that insulting someone in public could get you fined.

小宝
fá罚shén me什么?yào要xiě写zuò yè作业ma吗?

Fined for what? Like, having to do homework?

小刚
bú shì不是,shì是fá qián罚钱,yán zhòng严重de的hái还huì会bèi被guān关jǐ tiān几天。

No—money. And if it’s serious, you could even be detained for a few days.

小宝
nà那zài在jiā lǐ家里xiǎo shēng小声shuō说yě也bù xíng不行ma吗?

Then what if I say it quietly at home—still not okay?

小刚
zài jiā在家fā láo sāo发牢骚yì bān一般méi shì没事,dàn但bù néng不能zài在wǎng shàng网上、wài miàn外面mà骂bié rén别人。

Complaining at home is usually fine, but you can’t insult people online or out in public.

小宝
wǒ我dǒng懂le了,yào要hǎo hǎo好好shuō huà说话。

Got it. I should speak properly.

小刚
duì对,zūn zhòng尊重bié rén别人,yě也shì是bǎo hù保护zì jǐ自己。

Right. Respecting others also protects yourself.

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