还能撑到下次贡墨竞选吗
“if we can make it to the next Tribute Ink selection.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
又焉知
“who knows”
还能 撑到 下次贡墨 竞选 吗
“if we can make it to the next Tribute Ink selection.”
弟妹
“Rujun,”
“You will probably go bankrupt long before the next competition.”
Securing imperial tribute status was the ultimate commercial and social triumph for artisan families in historical China, making survival between competitions cutthroat.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
can still hold out until
Commonly used to question whether someone or a business has the resources and stamina to last until a specific deadline.
Marks a yes-no question, here functioning rhetorically to cast strong doubt on survival.