其余的都是十两一朵
“The rest are 10 taels each.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
月季二十两
“Roses are 20 taels.”
其余的都是 十两一朵
“The rest are 10 taels each.”
公子以银票换花
“Sir, you can exchange money for flowers.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical China, silver measured in 'liang' (taels) was the standard currency for high-value purchases.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the rest; the remaining ones
Useful for categorizing a leftover group after mentioning specific items.
ten taels per blossom
A classic structure (price + measure word + noun) for expressing unit pricing.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is almost perfect.”
“Each has its merits and drawbacks, hard to rank.”
“10 taels of silver isn't enough for you?”
“The pot calls the kettle black.”
“all the money we made before.”
“just to get a little silver from you.”