费霓 我发工资了
“Fei Ni, I got my pay.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“you'll have to stitch up the wound yourself.”
费霓 我 发工资了
“Fei Ni, I got my pay.”
“We made it through the hard patch, now we finally have some money!”
In working-class Chinese households, receiving one's monthly wage is a shared moment of relief and communal celebration among close partners or family.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to get paid / to receive a salary
A highly common everyday phrase referring to the receipt of monthly wages.
Indicates a newly completed event that brings a change in situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Fei Ni, say goodbye to my money.”
“Fei Ni, you haven't gone to work yet? I'm going back to grab my bag.”
“Fei Ni, when's your next night shift? I'm still arranging it.”
“Fei Ni. This is so well written.”
“Fei Ni. When did you write this?”
“Fei Ni, that's enough of you.”