就是四百根小黄鱼
“even for 400 gold bars,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就是 四百根 小黄鱼
“even for 400 gold bars,”
“No matter how much gold you offer, you are not getting away today.”
In Republican-era China, 'small yellow croakers' (小黄鱼) was colloquial slang for standard small gold ingots, prized as stable currency during hyperinflation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
small gold bars
A well-known historical slang term from pre-1949 China referring to 1-ounce or small gold bullion bars.
let alone... even if...
A progressive comparative construction used across previous and current turns to escalate degree and emphasize impossibility.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“costs about two small yellow croakers. You have to figure it out yourselves.”
“I'll give you five gold bars for it. It's not for sale. If you won't sell it, I'll just keep following you.”
“There are tiny fish in the water.”
“the fish caught this time”
“It's one fish prepared in four ways! You've ordered a brilliant meal.”
“This fish is really delicious.”