没有工作就没有工资
“(No job means no salary.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“(Your parents just came back.) (Their job aren't settled.)”
没有工作就没有工资
“(No job means no salary.)”
你跟费霓
“(Don't you and Fei Ni)”
“We are flat broke right now, so we cannot afford to take on any more burdens or make hasty commitments.”
In Chinese society, family stability and marriage depend heavily on assigned employment (tie fan wan) and predictable wages.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to not have a job; unemployed
The standard plain phrasing describing unemployment or lack of official placement.
to have no salary / income
Refers specifically to regular employment earnings or wages in Chinese work units.
Connective adverb functioning as an emphatic logical connector meaning 'then naturally'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She's jobless, huh?”
“You don't have a job. Just find one.”
“She has a good job.”
“has a proper job.”
“you had a job and could support yourself,”
“You need both work and a life.”