我没有功劳也有苦劳吧
“Even if I haven't made any contributions, I've worked hard.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我没有 功劳 也有 苦劳吧
“Even if I haven't made any contributions, I've worked hard.”
姑妈
“Aunt,”
“You cannot simply discard me after everything I suffered for this family.”
Chinese interpersonal ethics highly value 'kulao' (labor and dedication) alongside 'gonglao' (actual merit), making it a legitimate cultural plea for fair treatment and empathy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even if one lacks grand achievements, one still deserves credit for hard work
A quintessential Chinese set phrase used to defend someone's efforts when the results are mediocre or unappreciated.
Softens the rhetorical assertion into a presumptive appeal, prompting the listener to concede the point.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But give me credit for my hard work, if not my achievements.”
“Even if we didn't achieve much, we've worked hard.”
“Even if I didn't contribute much to the company, I've put in my fair share of hard work too.”