这是肥缺啊
“That's a lucrative post.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
只要白银千两 就能谋个专司皇宫内造的官当当
“With just a thousand taels of silver, he can buy himself a palace post.”
这是 肥缺 啊
“That's a lucrative post.”
哪儿那么容易啊 听说呀 那可是京中
“It's not that easy. I heard that it's a position”
“That post is a goldmine with endless kickbacks!”
In imperial China, offices overseeing palace craft procurement were notorious 'fat posts' (肥缺) that allowed officials to amass immense personal wealth through bribes and kickbacks.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a lucrative post; a cushy job with lots of perks or kickbacks
A colloquial term used to describe a position that offers high illicit gains or abundant perks.
Adds exclamation and emphasizes the speaker's emotional reaction of wonder or envy.