五百两
“Five hundred taels.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
请您入股我小李墨坊
“and invite you to invest in it.”
五百两
“Five hundred taels.”
这数目可 戚大东家莫急
“This amount is... Don't worry, Master Qi.”
“Take it or leave it, this is my price if you want me to invest.”
In imperial China, transactions between merchants frequently used 'liang' (taels) of silver, where large round figures served as assertive bargaining chips during high-stakes partnerships.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Five hundred taels (of silver)
A traditional historical unit of currency often used in period dramas when quoting significant sums of money or transaction prices.