要说赵黑子吧 他这人命好 他那女儿
“Speaking of Zhao Heizi, he was a lucky man. His daughter was his personal cash cow.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
说
“Go on.”
要说 赵黑子吧 他这人 命好 他那女儿
“Speaking of Zhao Heizi, he was a lucky man. His daughter was his personal cash cow.”
“His daughter was his personal cash cow.”
“Zhao Heizi didn't earn his wealth; he just got lucky having a daughter who makes all the money for him.”
Attributing someone's financial comfort to 'good fate' (命好) rather than merit is a common Chinese conversational trope to rationalize disparities and gossip casually.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
speaking of / when it comes to
Used as a topic-fronting discourse marker to begin an appraisal or commentary about someone or something.
born lucky / to have a blessed life
Commonly used to describe someone who encounters unearned good fortune or smooth circumstances.
Functions as a topic pause marker, eliciting the listener's attention before elaborating.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're here for Zhao Heizi, right?”
“Something happened at Zhao Heizi's place. Isn't his home on the second floor?”
“Did you know Zhao Heizi well?”
“that Zhao Heizi won 150,000 in cash at another card game.”
“Zhao Heizi bragged about it himself.”
“and it's a scheme you and Zhao Heizi set up? Yes.”