这要不是你家出了这档事
“If it weren't for what happened to your family,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“but I can only give you one tael and five mace.”
这 要不是你 家出了这档事
“If it weren't for what happened to your family,”
你要是去别家 换了别
“you wouldn't get any more than this anywhere...”
“I am doing you a massive favor by giving you this much, so do not ask for more.”
In traditional Chinese commerce, pawnbrokers or buyers often frame tough deals as acts of personal benevolence or moral duty rather than pure business.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
something troublesome happened
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to refer euphemistically to an unfortunate incident or scandal.