反正你又没钱借 那就别问了
“Well, since you don't have any to lend, don't ask.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
什么用处
“What reasons?”
反正 你又 没钱 借 那就 别问了
“Well, since you don't have any to lend, don't ask.”
“Miss, why is Ms. Ji so short of money?”
“You can't help me out with cash, so stop prying into my business.”
In Chinese social interactions, being asked for details about financial distress when the other party cannot provide aid is often viewed as intrusive and embarrassing, triggering defensive pushback.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
anyway / in any case
Used to introduce an unalterable fact that makes further discussion pointless.
don't even have / after all don't have
Used with '又' to add an emphatic, slightly defensive or critical edge to a negation.
then just don't
A direct and blunt way to advise or demand someone cease an action based on preceding logic.
Combined with '别' to demand the cessation of an ongoing inquiry ('don't ask anymore').
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If I have no money, I will borrow from you then.”
“You know I don't have money.”
“If you need money, you can tell me. I can lend you some.”
“You're broke again? Didn't I just repay you?”
“when you asked to borrow money before, I didn't ask what you wanted to do.”
“So you're just telling me you have no money, right?”