也不会做这自欺欺人的生意
“than do this self-deceiving business.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If we can't deliver the ink, I'd rather lose money”
也不会 做这 自欺欺人 的生意
“than do this self-deceiving business.”
祯掌事
“Manager Zhen!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese merchant culture, especially among Huizhou merchants, heavily emphasizes trustworthiness and moral rectitude above mere financial profit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
deceiving oneself as well as others
A four-character idiom describing behavior where someone pretends everything is fine while knowing it is completely dishonest.
to do business
The standard phrase for conducting commercial trade or running a enterprise.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“than do this self-deceiving business.”
“We don't engage in this kind of business. Why come to the jungle”
“we won't do it, whatever the benefit is.”