那五百您留着 抽烟喝酒什么的
“You keep the other 500 for cigarettes and drinks.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
两千块钱就行
“2,000 yuan is enough.”
那五百您 留着 抽烟喝酒 什么的
“You keep the other 500 for cigarettes and drinks.”
懂事
“Very considerate.”
“Take this extra cash as a personal gift so you treat me well.”
Offering money under the guise of buying 'cigarettes and drinks' softens the transactional nature of bribery, allowing both parties to maintain face while establishing interpersonal rapport (guanxi).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
keep (something) for oneself
Commonly used when politely offering money, food, or items for another person to retain.
for cigarettes, alcohol, and routine personal spending
A euphemistic, polite pretext often used in Chinese culture when handing over extra cash or small favors without calling it a bribe.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Hand over that 500. 500?”
“I could have taken you to a bar for five hundred yuan.”
“-I'm in the top 500! -Top 500! ♪ Let my tears be carried away, back into the ocean ♪”
“he even asked me for 500 yuan.”
“-4,500 taels! -Excellent! ♪ When the voyage transcends the arrival ♪ Bring us some wine!”
“What did you say about 500 gold?”