不是钱的事 这工作时间出去赚外快
“It's not about the money. I'm making side cash during work hours.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你跟我半天最起码三块五啊
“Half a day with me is at least 3.5 yuan.”
不是钱 的事 这 工作 时间 出去 赚外快
“It's not about the money. I'm making side cash during work hours.”
让汪科长知道了不好
“If Chief Wang finds out, I'm toast.”
“No amount of extra money is worth getting caught and punished by the boss.”
In Chinese institutional or state-owned workplace culture, taking side gigs during work hours is a serious breach of discipline that risks reprimand from section leaders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is not a matter of...
Use this pattern to redirect the conversation away from an assumed reason (like money or time) toward the real underlying concern.
to make extra money on the side; moonlighting
A very common informal colloquial term for earning side income outside of one's regular salary.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“it's not about the money.”
“This isn't a matter of money.”
“No, it's not about the money.”
“This isn't about the money. This is about the dignity of every worker.”