领的都是死薪水呢
“They only earn fixed salaries.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么会发财呢
“How could they strike it rich?”
领 的 都 是 死薪水 呢
“They only earn fixed salaries.”
所以啊
“That is why”
“We are just wage slaves with a ceiling on our earnings; nobody gets rich this way.”
In contemporary Chinese culture, 'dead salary' highlights the economic anxiety of salaried workers who feel financial freedom requires business or investment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fixed salary / dead-end wage
Used colloquially to criticize a rigid income that does not grow regardless of effort.
to draw a salary
A standard spoken expression for receiving one's monthly wages.
Emphasizes the underlying fact and prompts the listener to reflect on the obvious consequence.