光靠制墨是万万不行的
“relying solely on ink-making is absolutely not enough.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我有几斤几两我知道 这术业有专攻 维系一个墨坊
“I know exactly what I am capable of. Everyone has their own expertise. To maintain an ink workshop,”
光靠 制墨是 万万不行 的
“relying solely on ink-making is absolutely not enough.”
“You also need to deal with those ink merchants.”
“Craftsmanship alone won't keep the lights on; we must master business politics.”
Traditional Chinese workshops often confronted the tension between pure artisanal dedication and dealing with shrewd merchant cartels necessary for business survival.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
relying solely on
Colloquial structure used to introduce a single insufficient factor.
absolutely not viable / totally unacceptable
An emphatic idiom stressing absolute impossibility or prohibition.
Affirms the speaker's decisive judgment and adds certainty to the statement.
