少说也有二十块往上
“at least 20 pieces.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“And the pork they begged for during festivals—”
少说 也有 二十块往上
“at least 20 pieces.”
“That must add up to over 2 taels of silver.”
“Look how much they took from us; it easily adds up to more than twenty chunks.”
Listing and tallying small historical favors or handouts item by item is a common way to express grievances about an exploitative relative or neighbor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at the very least there are; at least
Used to make a cautious, conservative lower-bound estimation in spoken Chinese.
upwards; or more; and above
Follows a number or amount to denote an open-ended minimum threshold.