一日千金
“A thousand gold a day?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一日千金
“A thousand gold a day?”
“I understand. Then that makes sense.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Classical Chinese idioms frequently invoke '千金' (a thousand pieces of gold) to describe extreme value, preciousness, or extravagant squandering.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
spending money like water; costing an enormous fortune daily
Use this classical four-character idiom to emphasize that an activity or lifestyle incurs massive daily financial costs.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“A thousand gold a day. What?”
“will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold.”
“If not, no amount of money can buy my service.”
“Only 100 taels a day?”
“Every day I live is a bonus.”
“How can they go a day without them?”