我都想不通 你这脑子咋能把钱挣下
“How did you manage to make money with that brain of yours?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
钱再多也有花完的时候
“However much money you have, it will run out.”
我都 想不通 你这 脑子 咋能 把钱挣下
“How did you manage to make money with that brain of yours?”
我也不知道
“I have no idea.”
“You are not bright at all, so it baffles me that you managed to get rich.”
In close Chinese relationships, particularly in rural or working-class contexts, affectionately blunt insults about one's brains or competence are common signs of intimacy rather than genuine hostility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to understand or figure out
Use this spoken phrase to convey that a situation defies logic or personal comprehension.
brain or intellect
Often used in colloquial speech to comment critically or humorously on someone's wit or common sense.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Money, money, money. Is that all you think about all day?”
“Do you know how hard it is to earn money?”
“So, we have to make more money, right?”
“truly cannot make sense of it.”
“I just can't figure it out.”
“What would you buy me that for? Isn't that a waste of money? Why are you being so stubborn?”