我是说特区的工资 比内地高多了
“I mean, wages here are way higher than inland.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But you're a beginner... That's not what I meant.”
我是说 特区的工资 比内地高多了
“I mean, wages here are way higher than inland.”
“Yet the work's harder. We don't carry slackers.”
“Don't misunderstand my move as irrational—the money is simply too good to pass up.”
Refers to the historical wave in China where individuals left secure inland state jobs to seek higher-paying, competitive opportunities in burgeoning coastal special economic zones.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what I mean is; I meant to say
A very common conversational repair starter used to clarify a previous statement or prevent a misunderstanding.
much higher than...
A standard comparative pattern indicating a substantial difference between two entities.
Functions here as an intensifying suffix with '多' (多了) to indicate a large degree of difference.
