那撑死了有个三四十万
“It was no more than 400,000.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
招摇过市的
“showing off everywhere.”
那 撑死了 有 个三四十万
“It was no more than 400,000.”
妈呀
“Please.”
“They are acting so flashy, but they really aren't worth that much.”
In Chinese social interactions, flaunting wealth without substantial backing invites private mockery and skepticism from peers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at the absolute most; tops
A highly colloquial idiom used to set an upper ceiling on an estimate, often carrying a disparaging or skeptical nuance.
Functions here within the fixed colloquial compound '撑死了' to mark an extreme hypothetical limit.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“About to burst.”
“I can't hold on anymore.”
“It'll overeat! There's a dog in here?”
“Is that a lot? That's a human life.”
“Hang on! I can't hold on anymore!”
“Hold on at all costs.”