有钱不敢花
“let alone spend it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有财不敢露
“He didn't dare show his wealth,”
有钱不敢花
“let alone spend it.”
“What good is stealing all that wealth if you are too terrified to even enjoy a cent of it?”
In Chinese anti-corruption discourse, corrupt officials often suffer severe paranoia, hiding vast sums in walls or mattresses without ever daring to spend them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
dare not spend
Used colloquially to describe extreme financial caution or illicit assets that cannot be audited.
having money yet not daring to spend it
A fixed four-character colloquial phrase describing corrupt officials or hoarders living in constant fear of discovery.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I seldom spend money.”
“So you dare not take risks.”
“They wouldn't take the money for it.”
“I don’t have that much money.”
“That doesn't mean you waste it. Wait.”
“Even this much money isn't enough.”