他就那点工资 请得起哪个大师啊 还不都是从
“His salary can't cover the fees for any 'masters.' It must've all come from Xuemei.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
钱怎么可能 是他自己出的
“How could he afford the cost?”
他 就那点工资 请得起哪个大师啊 还 不都是 从
“His salary can't cover the fees for any 'masters.' It must've all come from Xuemei.”
雪梅那儿拿的
“It must've all come from Xuemei.”
“He is totally broke and living off someone else; stop pretending he's doing this on his own.”
In Chinese social interactions, pretending to be generous or capable while relying on a relative's or spouse's financial support is severely stigmatized as hypocritical behavior.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
with just that meager salary / earning so little
A disparaging way to point out that someone earns very little money.
can afford to invite/hire
Potential complement structure used to indicate financial capability to retain expert services.
isn't it all just / in the end it's all
Used in rhetorical questions to unmask the obvious truth behind a situation.
Intensifies the rhetorical question and expresses disbelief or contempt.
