Do chinese parents say "this" to their adolescent children when they are dating?
For example, in Mexico, when parents see their children with their bf/gf, they say: "Whistling and clapping" (which means something like: "Keep your hands where I can see them, don't get too close to each other".

Grittyspanish website explains it better: "This slang phrase is used when you want to tell a couple in a very polite way to stop “manifesting their love” in public; or when you know that a couple is going to do something that has the potential of becoming romantic (for example a date) and you want to warn them not to do engage in “amorous activities”."

So what I wanted to know is if Chinese parents have a similar way (phrase) to say this to their adolescent children.

Thank you in advance~

Question

Do chinese parents say "this" to their adolescent children when they are dating?
For example, in Mexico, when parents see their children with their bf/gf, they say: "Whistling and clapping" (which means something like: "Keep your hands where I can see them, don't get too close to each other".

Grittyspanish website explains it better: "This slang phrase is used when you want to tell a couple in a very polite way to stop “manifesting their love” in public; or when you know that a couple is going to do something that has the potential of becoming romantic (for example a date) and you want to warn them not to do engage in “amorous activities”."

So what I wanted to know is if Chinese parents have a similar way (phrase) to say this to their adolescent children.

Thank you in advance~

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In China, they might say "注意点儿", literally "attention" or "watch your behavior".

Or they‘d simply (pretend to) cough or clear their throat, and everyone would know what's going on. (If you want to text about this sound, you can type "咳咳".)

And, "Whistling and clapping" , haha,  thanks for bringing this up, I find it interesting :-)

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I can't think of any kind of euphemistic yet pellucid phrase about this condition in Chinese.

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Most adolescent children in China are smart enough to avoid their parents finding that they have boyfriends or girlfriends.

Let alone their parents will ever give any response.

Maybe not every family with at least one adolescent will fall into that category, but the number won't be small, believe me.

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Chinese parents don't believe in relationships.
They believe you should live like a monk when you are adolescent, pay full attention to studying and get nerdy-looking with a big fucking pair of glasses on your face and go to college. You should be guilty of having a bf/gf as a teenager. But ironically they also want you to get married and have children instantly somehow when you turn 20 so that these motherfuckers can have grandchildren to brag about to neighbors.
I have Mexican friends. The kind of life they grow up having is what I will envy for the rest of my life.

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Maybe it'll depend on different parents. Some may tell while some may not. But there isn't a real phrase or an old saying that for most parents to use...

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