我爸根本不指着我赚钱
“My dad doesn't expect me to make big money.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It's not like I have to become famous or make money.”
我爸 根本不指着 我 赚钱
“My dad doesn't expect me to make big money.”
我写了你就给我点评价
“You can just critique whatever I write.”
“You don't need to worry about my livelihood; I have financial freedom to fail.”
Adult children in China are conventionally expected to support their aging parents; declaring that parents 'do not count on' them indicates familial wealth and low filial burden.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not counting on at all; not relying on in the slightest
A spoken Northern idiom meaning to place zero expectations or reliance on someone for a specific outcome.
to make money
Standard everyday expression for earning income.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“he has absolutely zero income.”
“Right now I rely entirely on that account's income”
“he treats money as if it were his own parents.”
“They won't earn a single coin from me.”
“You won't make money even if you stay open.”
“We haven't made any money.”