还 还地上有钱是咋的
“Do you think money grows on trees?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么的
“What?”
还 还地上 有钱 是 咋的
“Do you think money grows on trees?”
别 哥
“No, Tinggang!”
“Quit dawdling and looking at your feet, what are you even doing?”
In Northern Chinese culture, asking if there is money on the ground is a staple humorous trope used to prod someone who is distracted, sluggish, or hanging their head.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
there is money on the ground
A common sarcastic trope used to mock someone who keeps staring down or moving sluggishly.
or what? / is that so?
A colloquial Northern Chinese rhetorical tag used at the end of questions to challenge someone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“- Pay up! - Pay up now! Pay up!”
“- Pay up now! Pay up! - Pay up now!”
“We'll return it but only when we're better off.”
“How would he have money to repay the loan?”
“- Pay up now! - Pay up! - Pay up! - Pay up!”
“You, pay up!”