千金散尽尚嫌不够
“just to win a smile from me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I'm famous in the capital. Those nobles spend lavishly”
千金散尽 尚 嫌不够
“just to win a smile from me.”
我缺你这点钱
“Do I need this paltry sum?”
“Wealthy young lords poured fortunes into pleasing me and still thought it wasn't enough—your petty money is utterly laughable to me.”
In ancient entertainment quarters and courtesan culture, sons of high-ranking officials and nobility ('wangsun gongzi') often competed for famous courtesans' favor by lavishing vast wealth, reflecting the unique social status of elite courtesans who were proud of their talent and beauty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
spending or exhausting vast amounts of wealth
Originating from Li Bai's poetry line 'qianjin san jin huan fu lai' ('vast fortunes spent will return again'), this phrase is often used in literary contexts and period dramas to hyperbolically describe expending immense wealth for a specific goal.
still considering it insufficient; still finding it far from enough
A formal, literary structure of progressive emphasis, commonly used to dismiss another person's sacrifices/offerings or to emphasize extremely high standards and demands.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Lost wealth will always return.”
“"Gold is like dirt”
“If not, no amount of money can buy my service.”
“A thousand gold a day?”
“But they cost a fortune.”
“He amassed a massive fortune,”