怎么说也值五十两银子
“is worth at least 50 taels.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我这枚玉佩
“This jade pendant of mine”
怎么说也 值五十两银子
“is worth at least 50 taels.”
不过
“However...”
“Do not treat this lightly—it is a valuable asset.”
Fifty taels of silver represented a significant sum in imperial China, enough to support an ordinary household for years.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at least; no matter what; in any case
Used before an evaluation to establish a conservative lower bound or baseline estimate.
is worth at least
Follows an evaluation marker to stress that the subject easily commands a given monetary worth.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Tell us your conditions. How much money do you want?”
“it's worth at least 100 taels of silver.”
“can easily earn at least 50 taels of silver.”