他拿的钱能给吐出来
“He actually gave the money back?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
拿走
“Take it.”
他拿的钱 能 给 吐出来
“He actually gave the money back?”
他是没想吐出来
“He wasn't planning on giving it back.”
“Once money is in his pocket, there is zero chance he will ever hand it back willingly.”
In Chinese, pocketing illicit money is often compared to swallowing food ('eating' money), so returning it is vividly described as 'spitting it back out.'
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to cough up; to disgorge (ill-gotten gains)
Literally 'to spit out,' this vivid colloquialism is frequently used to describe forcing someone to return stolen money or unfair profits.
the money that was taken
Often used in contexts involving embezzlement, bribes, or disputed funds.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“And he paid for it all himself. Stop speaking up for him.”
“Surely she can come up with this little bit of money.”
“He must have scammed all that money.”
“who will pay this money for him?”
“If you suddenly give them a lump sum of money, it's fishy.”
“How else would he show off how much money he makes? True.”