我们家但凡有点钱
“as long as our family had a little money,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
从小
“When I was young,”
我们家 但凡有点钱
“as long as our family had a little money,”
我爸都砸我身上
“my father would spend it on me.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese parents often pour all spare financial resources into their children's education and future, reflecting high filial devotion and parental sacrifice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as long as; whenever there is even the slightest bit of
Used in spoken or written Chinese to emphasize an extreme minimum condition or scenario.
my family; our household
A very common colloquial way to refer to one's own family or household.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm the one who's kept this family poor, okay?”
“But we don't have that much money.”
“and my family got nothing.”
“We're short on funds now and busy with the demolition.”
“I haven't saved enough.”
“You think I don't know how much money we have?”