你会断了很多人的财路
“you'll cut off a lot of people's income streams.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If Ma Derong is really taken down one day,”
你会 断了 很多人的财路
“you'll cut off a lot of people's income streams.”
“Those people will tear you apart like rabid dogs.”
“You are putting yourself in mortal danger; these corrupt people will destroy you to protect their money.”
In Chinese culture, interfering with someone's livelihood or illicit wealth is considered tantamount to attempting murder, often provoking ruthless vengeance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to cut off someone's livelihood or source of illicit wealth
A vivid idiomatic structure used when someone's actions threaten another person's income or financial interests.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm not here to cut off anyone's income.”
“to cut off your income stream.”
“you should understand that cutting off someone's income”
“I'm going to be rich.”
“There's always more money to be made,”
“a path to get rich.”