老廖啊 也真够舍得的
“Liao really is willing to go all out.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I heard the groom has no family connections. Just another guy who's trying to marry up.”
老廖啊 也 真够舍得 的
“Liao really is willing to go all out.”
你看他那个气质啊
“Just look at his bearing.”
“Liao is really throwing away serious cash on this guy—is it really worth it?”
In contemporary urban China, wealthy families marrying daughters to 'phoenix men' (ambitious men from impoverished rural origins) is heavily gossiped about, especially regarding wedding expenditures.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
really willing to splurge; genuinely generous with spending
Used colloquially to comment on someone who does not hesitate to spend lavishly or make big sacrifices.
Pauses after the subject to draw attention and set an evaluative, gossipy tone.
Emphasizes the persistent degree of the person's spending habit.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Liao is still so stingy.”
“He was Liao's friend. I don't really know.”
“Liu, don't be so impatient.”
“Xie, how about this?”
“Chairman Liao really went to great lengths.”
“Mr. Liao, you truly are a veteran of the business world.”