你是流氓 你是烂泥扶不上墙 外面还有很多
“You are a hooligan. You're beyond help. There are many entrepreneurs”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
行
“Fine.”
你是 流氓 你是 烂泥扶不上墙 外面 还有 很多
“You are a hooligan. You're beyond help. There are many entrepreneurs”
“out there who earn money with their conscience and help people get rich.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Metaphors like 'rotten mud failing to support a wall' reflect a traditional Confucian evaluation of moral failure and lack of upright character (zhengqi).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
worthless and hopeless; unable to be reformed (lit. 'worthless mud that cannot stick to a wall')
A common Chinese idiom used to sharply express deep exasperation with someone who cannot improve despite support.
hoodlum; rogue; gangster
Carries strong moral condemnation when labeling someone who acts lawlessly or without integrity.
