今天莫名其妙就花去我小两千
“Today, I spent nearly 2,000 on you kids.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我不仗义
“Are you kidding?”
今天 莫名其妙 就花去我 小两千
“Today, I spent nearly 2,000 on you kids.”
“That was set aside to pay the fine.”
“Do not blame me for being stingy; I just lost nearly two thousand through no fault of my own.”
In northern colloquial Mandarin, prefixing a number with 'xiao' (e.g., xiao liangqian) casually conveys an amount just under or around that threshold, usually emphasizing how painful or notable the expense was.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
baffling; without rhyme or reason; out of nowhere
Extremely frequent idiom used to describe sudden, frustrating events that make no logical sense.
nearly two thousand; a little under or around two thousand
Colloquial quantifier where 'xiao' indicates an amount approaching or hovering right around the stated round number.
Embedded aspect marker signaling the realization of a completed financial expenditure.
