你们这吃饭的家伙什儿
“The tools you use to make a living”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我不想卖了行吗
“I just don't want to sell it anymore, okay?”
你们这 吃饭的家伙什儿
“The tools you use to make a living”
都变成废铁了
“have all turned into scrap metal!”
“The very tools you depend on to make a living have been ruined.”
In Chinese working-class culture, the tools for earning a livelihood are equated directly with 'eating', symbolizing fundamental survival.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
tools of one's trade; livelihood
A common idiom meaning the equipment or skills that one relies on to earn a living.
tools, utensils, or gear
A lively Northern vernacular word used to refer to physical tools or equipment.