抠门大森请咱们吃聆笼
“Tightwad Sen's treating us to Linglong.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
说事
“What's the matter?”
抠门 大森请咱们吃聆笼
“Tightwad Sen's treating us to Linglong.”
不可思议吧
“Can you believe it?”
“Can you believe that cheapskate is actually paying for our food?”
Offering to treat peers to food is a cornerstone of maintaining social relationships in China, making it particularly noticeable when a normally stingy person offers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
stingy; penny-pinching
A very common colloquial adjective used to describe someone tight-fisted with money.
to treat us to eat
A casual way to announce that someone is paying for the group's meal.