什么谁的饭碗
“What livelihood?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“you're trying to take away our livelihood, huh?”
什么 谁的饭碗
“What livelihood?”
“Isn't this just like ordering takeout?”
“Don't exaggerate; this is just normal business and not a personal attack on your livelihood.”
The 'rice bowl' represents basic survival and professional livelihood in Chinese culture; threatening it is viewed as an existential conflict.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
rice bowl; metaphor for livelihood or source of income
A classic metaphor in Chinese culture where losing or taking away someone's 'rice bowl' means depriving them of their livelihood.
to take away someone's livelihood; to undercut someone's business
Used in competitive contexts when one party encroaches directly on another's market share or job.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Didn't you say he likes them?”
“Whose house is this?”
“Whoever threw it should clean it up”
“[Tomb of Xia Gang, a loving father] Who did this?”
“It's hard to say who's getting who drunk.”
“Who comes here to eat?”