过过嘴瘾就得了
“just talking about it is enough.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
咱俩呀
“For us,”
过过嘴瘾 就得了
“just talking about it is enough.”
我 我还是想把这个钱
“I-I still want to deposit this money”
“It's fun to talk, but let's be realistic and not actually waste money on this.”
Commonly heard among ordinary Chinese people where indulging in lavish fantasies verbally serves as emotional venting, while real actions remain grounded in financial prudence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to talk big / indulge in verbal wishful thinking without acting
A colloquial northern idiom used when people enjoy talking about something tempting that they don't actually intend or afford to do.
just ... and be done with it
A colloquial way to advise someone to settle for a simple compromise and stop pushing further.
Combined with '就得' to mark pragmatic finality, signaling that enough has been said or done.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why am I losing control of my mouth?”
“Your mouth reeks of smoke and alcohol.”
“I'm thirsty.”
“Eating still doesn't shut you up.”
“Once I started, I couldn't stop.”
“You eat hastily.”