没有钱买喜糖 不是 当然不是 那为什么
“and can't afford it? No, of course not. Then why?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他现在也没有工作
“is it because he doesn't have a job yet”
没有钱买 喜糖 不是 当然不是 那 为什么
“and can't afford it? No, of course not. Then why?”
是我不让他买的
“I told him not to buy any.”
“You are making excuses, so what is the real reason you skipped buying wedding candy?”
In Chinese marriage traditions, handing out wedding candies shares good fortune and serves as an official public announcement of a marriage to community members.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wedding candy
A cultural term referring to candy distributed by newlyweds to celebrate marriage.
of course not
Use this phrase to firmly rule out an incorrect assumption.
then why
Use this conversational transition to probe deeper after an initial answer is rejected.