你一分钱都没有给她
“You didn't give her any?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我没钱
“I had no money.”
你 一分钱都没有 给她
“You didn't give her any?”
妈
“Mom.”
“How could you be so heartless and irresponsible?”
Failing to provide even symbolic financial support to family members or ex-partners is seen in Chinese culture as an utter breach of duty and human decency.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a single penny; a cent
Used idiomatically in negative constructions to emphasize absolute zero monetary amount.
not even; totally lack
Pairs with extreme minimal quantifiers to highlight a complete absence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I had no money to give her,”
“You have no intention of paying even a penny,”
“he has absolutely zero income.”
“I don't want your money.”
“you won't get a single cent.”
“I really don't have a single cent.”