我卖馄饨 是赚不了多少钱 但我还真不在乎那七十
“I don't make much selling wontons. But I don't care about 70 yuan.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是
“True,”
我卖馄饨 是赚 不了 多少钱 但我 还真 不在乎那七十
“I don't make much selling wontons. But I don't care about 70 yuan.”
我这张嘴
“I'm such a fool.”
“Do not look down on me just because of my job; I have my pride.”
Even working-class individuals fiercely guard their face and dignity against being seen as cheap or grasping over small amounts of money.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot make much money
A common humble or realistic way to describe low earnings in casual spoken Chinese.
really do not care at all
Used to strongly emphasize lack of concern, often when defending oneself against accusations of pettiness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Two yuan is what I get from selling four bowls of wontons.”
“by selling countless bowls of wontons. I can't just watch it get ruined by water.”
“If you want to eat, visit the wonton stall yourself.”
“While I'm just a wonton seller,”
“Your wontons are really tasty.”
“No wontons? No, no need.”