全局上千号人 都是吃干饭的
“There are thousands of us here. We don't just sit on our asses.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You think we can't crack the case without Chen Shuting?”
全局上千号人 都是 吃干饭的
“There are thousands of us here. We don't just sit on our asses.”
李响 把他送回医院去 好好看病
“Li Xiang. Take him back to the hospital. He needs a good rest.”
“We have over a thousand officers; it is humiliating that we cannot solve a case on our own.”
Derived from eating rice without working, '吃干饭' is a stinging colloquial reproach directed at state or institutional workers accused of resting on an 'iron rice bowl' without delivering real work.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
over a thousand people across the entire department/bureau
Used to emphasize the large scale and abundant manpower of an organization.
freeloaders; useless people who draw a salary without producing results
A very common colloquial, derogatory idiom used to call someone incompetent or useless at their job.
Categorizes the individuals into a specific nominal group of useless people.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“A lot of them will struggle to live.”
“Common people can barely afford to eat,”
“I have thousands of workers depending on me to feed them. Should I just abandon them all?”
“It's packed over there for food. You even have to wait for a table. [Prevent Disease, Maintain Hygiene]”
“I have food, drink, and a place to stay here.”
“I have food, drinks, and a place to stay here.”