下榻无算 酒肉管够
“you have a place to stay, wine and meat for free.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
只要你报上名号
“as long as you give your name,”
下榻无算 酒肉管够
“you have a place to stay, wine and meat for free.”
等一下 等一下 等一下
“Wait, wait.”
“As long as you are someone of reputation, you will be treated as an esteemed guest with unlimited lodging, wine, and food.”
The ancient Chinese tradition of wealthy gentry and nobles treating talents with respect and recruiting retainers ('men ke'). As long as guests announced their prestigious reputation, the host would spare no expense, treating them as honored guests with boundless wine and meat.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to stay, to lodge (formal, literary, or archaic)
Commonly used in period dramas or formal literary contexts for lodging guests; in modern usage, it often refers to dignitaries or VIPs staying at a hotel.
unlimited wine and meat; all you can eat and drink
A Northern colloquial and swashbuckling martial arts idiom; 'guan gou' means 'guaranteed to satisfy until completely full'.
countless, limitless, without restriction
A classical Chinese term often used to describe immense quantities or spending without limits.
