有权有势罢了 那你倒是小看他了
“and some power. You're underestimating him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有些商界的臭钱
“some dirty money from the business world,”
有权有势 罢了 那 你倒是 小看他 了
“and some power. You're underestimating him.”
这个张启山 来自一个北方的落寞家族
“Zhang Qishan came from a declining family in the north.”
“If you think he's just another rich guy with connections, you have no idea who you're dealing with.”
Chinese culture places great emphasis on looking beyond surface wealth or status. Underestimating an opponent or figure ('小看') based on superficial traits is considered a dangerous strategic flaw.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
having both power and influence
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used to describe people of high political or social standing.
merely / nothing more than
Placed at the end of a clause to downplay a fact as trivial or insufficient.
actually / on the contrary
Used here to introduce a counter-evaluation that contrasts with the listener's naive assumption.
to underestimate / to look down upon
Very common in spoken Chinese when warning someone not to misjudge a person's capability or threat level.
Marks the realization or completion of the state of 'underestimating' him, making the speaker's judgment sound definitive.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“At what these people can get away with.”
“She's rich and influential. And she's quite...”
“Don't think you can boss me around just because you have some power.”
“You're capable and bold, so you can definitely go further.”
“Disagreement in policy and struggle for power are reason enough.”
“Once they have power, they bully the weak.”