想着各种方法让你去买单 那不是所有的女人
“and he kept trying to get you to pay. Not every woman”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
上次阿娘面五十八块钱
“Last time at Auntie Noodles, it was 58 yuan,”
想着 各种方法 让你去 买单 那不是 所 有的 女人
“and he kept trying to get you to pay. Not every woman”
“has men rushing to pay for her.”
“I hate feeling taken advantage of by opportunistic dates.”
Who pays the bill (买单) on dates remains a contentious topic in modern Chinese urban culture, where traditional male chivalry clashes with contemporary expectations of financial independence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
trying by every possible means / scheming
An idiomatic pattern represented here colloquially as 想着各种方法, indicating deliberate effort or scheming.
to pay the bill / to foot the bill
Everyday spoken Chinese originating from Cantonese, widely used across China for paying restaurant checks.
