说不定还美得很 美锤子
“It might actually be great. Great, my foot.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没试过嘛
“We haven't tried it.”
说不定 还 美得很 美锤子
“It might actually be great. Great, my foot.”
你说了算
“You call the shots.”
“You think it will be great? Not a chance, stop dreaming.”
Using words like 'hammer' after a positive descriptor is a common blunt conversational device in Shaanxi and Sichuan dialects to debunk someone's foolish optimism.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wonderful; great (Shaanxi dialect)
A classic northwestern Chinese dialect phrase used to express high satisfaction or enjoyment.
the hell; nonsense; nothing at all (vulgar dialect negation)
A coarse northwestern/southwestern slang term used immediately after an adjective to aggressively negate it.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Wonderful, just wonderful.”
“felt really good. Then hurry back and get some rest.”
“♪ The Archives' story goes on ♪ Well, I didn't have a hammer, bro. ♪ Moving day by day ♪ Speaking of which, you shouldn't”
“See that? He Dachui's drumming is half-baked.”
“He Dachui actually did a good thing.”
“I thought there was an axe and hammer. I was sweating during the meal.”