也不至于一两都不值吧
“It can't be worth less than even one tael, can it?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
宫山玉牌是块玉
“the Gongshan Jade Tablet is a piece of jade after all.”
也不至于 一两都不值 吧
“It can't be worth less than even one tael, can it?”
“You said so much just because you didn't want to pay, right?”
“Stop ripping me off; you know this is worth way more than nothing.”
In traditional Chinese commerce, buyers often aggressively downplay an item's quality to force a lower price, prompting sellers to set explicit baseline boundaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it can't be that bad; not to the extent of
Use this spoken phrase to dispute an extreme negative claim or unreasonable downgrade.
not even worth
Use this collocation when emphasizing an unacceptably low price or utter lack of value.
Softens the counterargument while prompting the listener to concede the obvious point.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Even if there is, it's not worth that much.”
“So I guess you won't care about such little money.”
“It must have been expensive, right?”
“It's not expensive. Anything else?”
“He comes back now. Some money probably won't cut it.”
“one cup isn't quite appropriate.”