貴人多忘事貴人多忘；貴人善忘guì rén duō wàng shìa man of distinction has a poor memory;great men are apt to be forgetful; important people have short memories
? 老爺是～，…… (石文駒《戰(zhàn)地紅纓》67) How can a noble gentleman like you be expected to remember every trifle?/劉姥姥一面走，一面笑說道： “你老是 ‘～’ 了，那里還記得我們？” (《紅樓夢》71)?Smiling as she walked in,Grannie Liu remarked，“The higher the rank,the worse the memory. How could you remember us?”
?Grannie Liu followed her cackling. “You know what they say:‘Important people have short memories.’I wouldn’t expect you to remember the likes of us!” 貴人多忘事gui ren duo wang shi【口語】a man of eminence has a short memory (said with goodnatured sarcasm) |