才两万六就把你打发啦
“He just gave you 26,000 and brushed you off?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
什么
“What?”
才 两万 六就把你 打发 啦
“He just gave you 26,000 and brushed you off?”
“That Nie guy is so cold-blooded.”
“You got completely ripped off, and I can't believe you let them get away with it.”
In Chinese social and business circles, offering an unexpectedly petty settlement (打发) is seen as an explicit loss of face and respect for past contributions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
brushed you off with merely...
Used to express shock and disdain when someone accepts an insulting or insufficient compensation or brush-off.
to brush off; to get rid of someone with a small favor
Often carries a derogatory nuance implying treating someone like a nuisance or beggar.
Merges the change-of-state particle 'le' with exclamatory 'a' to convey shock and rhetorical bewilderment.
