请人家吃饭的钱 都已经花出去了
“sending gifts and building relationships.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
哥 你想想 咱们前期 打点 送礼
“Brother, think about it. We've already spent so much money on”
请 人家 吃饭 的钱 都已经 花出去了
“sending gifts and building relationships.”
“We've also paid the deposit for the store.”
“We have invested way too much money to back down now.”
Treating contacts or officials to meals is considered an essential, unavoidable operational cost when doing business or getting approvals in China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
treat someone to a meal
Standard phrase referring to hosting someone for dinner, often with the pragmatic purpose of building rapport or networking.
spent out / already spent
Describes money that has already left one's pocket and cannot be retrieved.
Marks an existing completed state and emphasizes irreversible finality.
