你不当家不知盐贵
“You don't run the house, so you don't know the cost.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Why be stingy over a little salt?”
你不当家 不知 盐贵
“You don't run the house, so you don't know the cost.”
“You don't pay the bills, so don't lecture me on being stingy.”
Salt was historically a taxed and precious commodity in China; running a home required strict micro-budgeting, often provoking conflict between providers and dependent family members.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not realizing the cost of necessities because one doesn't manage the household
Derived from the proverb '不当家不知柴米贵', used to rebuke someone who takes domestic expenses for granted.