利益往来 互不相欠
“We helped each other, so we're even.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You helped me scare Father. I helped you hide your secret.”
利益往来 互不相欠
“We helped each other, so we're even.”
你不恨我吗
“Don't you hate me?”
“This was strictly business. Do not assume we are friends or that I owe you any warmth.”
In Chinese interpersonal relations, debts of favor (renqing) normally bind people together; declaring 'mutual non-indebtedness' (互不相欠) represents a deliberate rejection of emotional connection.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
transaction of mutual interests; business dealing
Used to describe pragmatic dealings stripped of emotional or moral warmth.
neither owes the other anything; to be entirely even
A forceful set phrase used when terminating obligations or defining a relationship as settled and clear.