又不是比谁写得多
“Mr. Jing, it is not about who writes the most either.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
(日中则移 月满则亏) 景公子 书艺
“Mr. Jing, it is not about who writes the most either.”
又不是 比谁写 得多
“Mr. Jing, it is not about who writes the most either.”
“- Indeed. - She certainly talks tough.”
“I may have written less, but my work is superior and you haven't really won.”
When losing in competitive scholarly arts, Chinese literati often resort to rationalizing criteria to maintain pride and public dignity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it's not as if / it's not like
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to counter an assumption or reject an unfair comparison.
compete over who...
A frequent colloquial pattern used to set up competitive comparisons.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I wrote. I did write.”
“Not mine.”
“You're saying he writes better than I do? Of course.”
“I'm not better than others, but I'm not worse than others, either.”
“It really wasn't such a big deal.”
“I'm not saying mine is better than hers. I just wrote”