猪脚面不是现在 什么时候吃都行吗
“Can't we afford pork trotter noodles anytime we want now?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It's right across the street. How about we buy this shop and turn it into a pig farm?”
猪脚面 不是 现在 什么时候 吃 都行 吗
“Can't we afford pork trotter noodles anytime we want now?”
自己买着吃多不划算啊
“Wouldn't it be a waste to keep buying them?”
“You don't need to buy a whole shop and raise pigs just because you crave noodles today.”
Chinese interpersonal communication often relies on rhetorical questions like '不是……吗' to humorously critique a peer's impractical proposal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is fine anytime, whenever is okay
A flexible construction used to express that timing is arbitrary or of no urgent consequence.
pork trotter noodles
A popular Southern Chinese noodle dish braised with savory pig trotters.
Transforms the statement into a rhetorical question to prompt the other person to reflect on their illogical idea.
