九点还要去你们法院刨食呢
“We still have to go earn a living at your court at nine.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
赶紧弄好
“Hurry up.”
九点 还要 去你们法院 刨食 呢
“We still have to go earn a living at your court at nine.”
好了
“Alright.”
“Hurry up, I have to go earn a living at your court by nine and cannot be late.”
Referring to professional work (even prestigious work involving the court) as 'scratching for food' reflects a common Chinese conversational habit of modest self-deprecation to keep the tone light.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
scratch around for food; scrape a living
A humorous, self-deprecating Northern slang term used colloquially to refer to earning a living or working.
Reminds the listener of an ongoing obligation or upcoming schedule, adding a prompt or nudge.