又说我掉钱眼儿里
“I'm all about money?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不客气
“You're welcome.”
又说我 掉钱眼儿里
“I'm all about money?”
又说我是个邻居
“I'm an opportunist?”
“They always accuse me of only caring about money, which is totally unfair.”
Ancient Chinese copper coins had a square hole in the center ('coin eye'); 'falling into the coin's eye' figuratively describes someone completely trapped and blinded by greed.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
obsessed with money; money-grubbing
A highly idiomatic northern Chinese expression describing someone who cares about nothing except profit.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I thought you were obsessed with money.”
“You're really obsessed with money.”
“Someone is just obsessed with money.”
“He's all about money now.”
“Always obsessed with money.”
“My grandpa said they are greedy for money.”