你还得倒贴学费 是吧
“and cover her tuition on top of it, huh?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你给她上课
“You teach her”
你 还得 倒贴 学费 是吧
“and cover her tuition on top of it, huh?”
你图什么呀
“What are you after?”
“Are you out of your mind? You're doing all the work and losing money for her!”
In Chinese social logic, major sacrifices usually demand an understandable motive; acting entirely without reciprocity invites disbelief or mockery from close peers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to subsidize someone else at one's own expense; to pay out of pocket instead of receiving payment
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to criticize or tease someone who expends effort or money without any fair return.
What are you even after?; What is the point?
A rhetorical question asked when someone acts against their own self-interest.
Softens the rhetorical question into a leading confirmation seeking agreement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Well, I'll charge tuition fees. No problem.”
“But I still shamelessly ask you for tuition.”
“and our tuition as newcomers, okay?”
“You might as well earn more money for my tuition.”
“This isn't a school. I don't charge you tuition.”
“Didn't get the tuition, so you came to accuse her?”