钱 什么钱
“Money? What money?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
钱呢
“Where is the money?”
钱 什么钱
“Money? What money?”
我们给你们
“We got you”
“I am playing dumb so I do not have to pay you anything.”
Deflecting financial demands by feigning sudden confusion is a common tactical evasion strategy in colloquial disputes to force the claimant to back down.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what money?
Repeating the noun followed by '什么' + noun is a classic spoken pattern to deny, dismiss, or play dumb about an allegation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What is this? Money. You are poor.”
“Money is money. No matter who gives it to you.”
“Where exactly did your money come from?”
“No need to pay. Free.”
“For what? Support my business.”
“Where would I get the money?”