干不了什么正经工作
“and can't do any proper work.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He's idle all day, can't hold down a regular job,”
干不了 什么 正经工作
“and can't do any proper work.”
“Out of respect for our family relationship,”
“He is basically useless in the real world, so whatever I do for him is a pure favor.”
Traditional Chinese culture places high value on a 'proper job' (typically stable, salaried employment), looking down upon freelance or irregular hustles.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot manage to do; incapable of doing
A potential complement structure used to express total incapacity or inability to complete a task.
a proper job; a decent, stable career
Commonly refers to socially recognized, stable, and respectable employment like an office job or civil service.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Work is work regardless of location. Nothing to get used to.”
“I feel helpless, but this is my job.”
“You look so delicate,”
“Doesn't look like a worker.”
“and don't overexert yourself."”
“and don't even have a real job now.”
“I'm just doing odd jobs now anyway.”