也越不过那面高墙
“they can never cross that high wall.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“No matter how hard the ordinary people work in their lifetime,”
也 越不过那面高墙
“they can never cross that high wall.”
或许
“Perhaps,”
“No matter how hard people like us try, the system will always keep us trapped at the bottom.”
Reflects the common contemporary Chinese discourse surrounding rigid class ceilings, where hard work alone often fails to change one's destiny.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to cross over or overcome
A potential complement structure used both literally for physical barriers and metaphorically for insurmountable obstacles.
high wall; barrier
Commonly used in philosophical contexts as a metaphor for rigid social hierarchies or insurmountable restrictions.