起早贪黑三教九流的
“is early mornings to late nights and full of all kinds of rough people,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他那买卖
“That business of his is early mornings to late nights and full of all kinds of rough people,”
起早贪黑 三教九流 的
“is early mornings to late nights and full of all kinds of rough people,”
我干不了
“so I can't handle it.”
“That business is exhausting and deals with lowlifes; I refuse to stoop to that level.”
Traditional Chinese perspectives place great importance on respectable, clean work; street businesses involving rough crowds (三教九流) are frequently stigmatized as exhausting and lacking prestige.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
working from dawn to dusk
A common idiom describing extremely laborious, exhausting, and grueling work schedules.
people of all sorts / dubious crowds
Often carries a derogatory or skeptical connotation referring to mixed, unruly, or disreputable social circles.
Placed at the end of descriptive phrases to emphasize a characteristic quality while giving an informal, spoken flavor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's hard for you to work from dawn until dusk.”
“But you're up early and back late every day.”
“Extremely busy. Working from dawn till dusk.”
“That's early. Early? It's already dark.”
“scrambling to earn a living.”
“It's too early for school.”