然后又把我们 当垃圾一样往外撇
“and then threw us away as garbage.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
李宏伟先是 哄着我们出力
“Li Hongwei coaxed us to work for him at first,”
然后又把我们 当垃圾 一样 往外撇
“and then threw us away as garbage.”
绝不能便宜他
“We can't let him go easily.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In grassroots Chinese relationships, mutual reciprocity and loyalty (yigi) are paramount; using someone for hard labor and tossing them aside violates this fundamental moral code.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
treating someone like trash / disposable garbage
A vivid colloquial simile used to describe being severely disrespected, undervalued, or discarded after being used.
to cast aside; to cast off; to push away
An informal Northern Chinese expression meaning to toss someone aside or distance oneself from someone.
