这个跟我们家康老师比 那也是不穷多让
“Compared to our Professor Kang, you're no couch.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Seven hundred and six points. See? See?”
这个 跟 我们家 康老师比 那也是 不穷多让
“Compared to our Professor Kang, you're no couch.”
不遑多让 不遑 不遑 不遑多让 不遑
“"No slouch." Right, it's "no slouch." No slouch.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Boasting about high exam scores is common among Chinese parents, and attempting four-character idioms (chengyu) is seen as erudite, even when mispronounced humorously.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
compared with...
A fundamental comparative pattern used in spoken Chinese to contrast two entities.
malapropism for 'not falling behind in the slightest'
A spoken slip of the tongue misquoting the formal four-character idiom 不遑多让 (bù huáng duō ràng).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“our family's just getting poorer and poorer”
“She's just too poor, and no one taught her the right path.”
“he's no match for a wealthy family.”
“- From Mr. He Han. - Here. It has to be Mr. He Han. Come. Here.”
“His studies aren't great, and our family burden is quite heavy.”
“Her family is just as well-off as mine.”