下大赔大 下小赔小
“Big bets, big payouts; small bets, small payouts.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
下大赔大 下小赔小
“Big bets, big payouts; small bets, small payouts.”
大 大 大
“Big! Big! Big! [Sha Sanxing]”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Sic Bo (guessing whether the sum of three dice is 'big' or 'small') is one of China's oldest folk gambling games, characterized by rhythmic, repetitive vocal calls from the dealer.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
bet on 'big' and payout for 'big'
A fixed rhythmic chant used by dealers in traditional Chinese dice games (Sic Bo / Da Xiao) to solicit bets.
bet on 'small' and payout for 'small'
The counterpart phrase to '下大赔大', completing the symmetrical betting chant.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“There's no way I can find a loophole.”
“I'm losing money every day.”
“Pay up! Pay up!”
“over one account,”
“I will cover all damages.”
“And we'll inevitably lose money, right?”