咱就白吃咧
“would be completely wasted.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那么多年的苦
“All those years of suffering”
咱就 白吃 咧
“would be completely wasted.”
听话啊
“Be good, okay?”
“If we let this go, all the agony we endured was utterly pointless!”
'Eating bitterness' (chiku) is seen as a noble virtue in Chinese culture that should ultimately yield reward or status; suffering 'in vain' (baichi) is viewed as a deep injustice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to suffer or endure hardship in vain
Colloquially combined with '苦' (hardship) to mean that all past suffering bore no fruit.
Regional modal particle indicating emotional exasperation and emphasis on a completed, regrettable state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're just here freeloading?”
“We can't take the loss for nothing.”
“Fine. I can't keep mooching off your cooking every time.”
“It won't be in vain. We can eat it.”
“So it's gang violence. As far as we know,”
“We can't just take this lying down.”