他觉得我又讹他了呗
“Probably thinks I'm scamming him again.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“What did Mr. Fan say? What could he say? He went crazy, I guess?”
他 觉得 我又 讹他了 呗
“Probably thinks I'm scamming him again.”
“How much did you scam from him this time that messed him up that badly?”
“He's just overreacting and treating me like a scammer again as usual.”
Close friends or associates in China often use extreme words like '讹' (blackmail/extort) jokingly to describe routine, minor financial bargaining or favors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
extort; rip off; falsely claim money from
A vivid colloquial verb often used hyperbolically among acquaintances to mean taking financial advantage of someone.
Indicates obviousness and a casual, slightly indifferent attitude toward the situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But I think he lied to me.”
“Isn't that outright extortion?”
“Trying to scam the hotel?”
“and caused you to lose a lot of money.”
“They're just asking to be roasted. He'll handle it himself.”
“Can you believe he pedaled all the way back?”