原来我就是个靠关系 吃软饭的呀
“(You probably think I'm just freeloading off connections.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你是不是觉得
“(You probably think I'm just freeloading off connections.)”
原来 我 就是个 靠关系 吃软饭 的呀
“(You probably think I'm just freeloading off connections.)”
我又不是搞火箭发射的 销售本来就是靠关系
“(I'm not building rockets.) (Sales is all about relationships.)”
“Is that really all I am to you? A worthless freeloader?”
In traditional and contemporary Chinese gender norms, a man relying on a woman financially ('eating soft rice') is viewed as a severe blow to his masculinity and face (mianzi).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
rely on personal connections/nepotism
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe getting ahead via social ties rather than pure merit.
live off a woman; be a kept man
A highly derogatory idiom describing a man who is financially supported by his female partner.
Softens the interrogative/exclamatory ending while adding an ironic, sarcastic edge of sudden realization.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What if it is true? She said she's in love with me. - Look. I'm not a mind reader, okay? - [curious music playing]”
“I think she must have used connections.”
“Do you think I have dinner and drink with him just for connections?”
“I pulled a lot of strings (Zhi's Crosstalk) to get them for you.”
“But I can't get her out like that. She won't come.”
“What does it have to do with me? Just cooperate with us.”