你说他们葫芦里 到底卖的什么药啊
“What in the world are they planning?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你看啊 之前他们做网咖 现在他们又干私厨
“You see. They opened an Internet cafe, and now a private restaurant.”
你说 他们葫芦里 到底 卖 的 什么 药啊
“What in the world are they planning?”
“Don't worry. Tengda is not indomitable.”
“Their actions make no commercial sense; what shady game or hidden angle are they playing at?”
Originating from ancient itinerant herbalists who kept medicinal potions hidden inside opaque dried gourds, this expression metaphorically refers to secretive plans or obscure intentions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what someone is really up to; what's up someone's sleeve
A classic Chinese idiom used whenever someone is being secretive or taking baffling actions that arouse suspicion.
on earth; after all; in the end
Placed before question words to add urgency, exasperation, or an insistence on discovering the underlying truth.
Softens the inquiry into an inviting rhetorical probe while emphasizing curiosity and puzzlement.
