我 不在乎多一个饭碗
“I don't mind having one more person to feed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
只要你能管住嘴
“As long as you can keep your mouth shut,”
我 不在乎 多一个 饭碗
“I don't mind having one more person to feed.”
谢谢裴总
“Thank you, Mr. Pei.”
“Feeding you costs me nothing, so keep quiet and stay loyal if you want to keep this job.”
In Chinese business culture, employers viewing salaries as 'giving a rice bowl' emphasizes a patron-client relationship where livelihood is granted in exchange for compliance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
job / livelihood (literally 'rice bowl')
A vivid colloquial metaphor widely used in spoken Chinese to refer to one's source of employment or income.
not mind / care nothing about
Expresses total indifference or that something represents negligible cost or consequence to the speaker.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“will definitely cost you your job.”
“They are not as worthwhile as a bowl of rice.”
“Do you think I dare to eat what you cook?”
“take a pause on the eating.”
“It's just one meal. Is it a big deal?”
“After my mom left, he didn't even make me food.”