世子殿下未免也太不大方了
“Your Highness, don't you think that's a bit stingy?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I only had one lamb knuckle and you're already here to settle the score?”
世子殿下 未免 也太 不大方 了
“Your Highness, don't you think that's a bit stingy?”
只要你知无不言 我保证 你每天都有羊肘吃
“As long as you tell me everything you know, I promise you'll have lamb knuckles every day.”
“You want me to spill secrets after buying me just one meal? You need to offer a lot more than that.”
Chinese social exchanges heavily emphasize reciprocity (礼尚往来); demanding high-value cooperation without offering lavish hospitality is culturally seen as petty and poor etiquette.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is really a bit too...; rather too...
A gentle grammatical construction used to soften a criticism or negative evaluation.
stingy; not generous
A polite, indirect way to say someone is cheap or penny-pinching.
Marks an excessive degree in conjunction with '太', expressing a cumulative judgment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Please don't mention it, Your Highness.”
“Your Highness is indeed wise.”
“His Highness treats you so well.”
“Your Highness, just do it.”
“There is no need for such a temper.”
“Your Highness. Master won't open his mouth. I can't get the medicine in.”