就是他 给了五两银子
“It was him. He gave us 5 taels of silver”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It was you who sent men to smash my shop?”
就是他 给了五两银子
“It was him. He gave us 5 taels of silver”
让我们砸你家灶台
“for smashing your stove.”
“He is the mastermind who paid us, don't just blame me.”
Silver taels were a major currency unit in imperial China; five taels represented a substantial payment capable of hiring thugs for vandalism.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it's him / that's the guy
Used to definitively single out a specific person in identification or testimony.
five taels of silver
Historical monetary expression used in period dramas to denote currency.
Marks the completed transaction of handing over the money.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the silver on the ground is theirs!”
“please give me some money. By the way,”
“I will pay as required.”