我要赖你们家的银子 不成
“that I want to dodge your debt?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你是想说
“Are you trying to say”
我要 赖你们家的银子 不成
“that I want to dodge your debt?”
区区两万两
“A mere 20,000 taels”
“How dare you imply that I would cheat you out of your petty money!”
Accusing someone of defaulting or lacking money directly damages their social standing and face (mianzi), typically provoking sharp and indignant pushback.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to renege on; to repudiate a debt
Commonly used in conversational Mandarin when accusing someone of dishonoring a promise or refusing to repay a debt.
is it possible that...?; could it be...?
Placed at the end of a rhetorical question to convey skepticism, indignation, or disbelief.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“And here is the money we promised you.”
“or would you prefer to cash it out?”
“if anyone asks to borrow money, absolutely not.]”
“I'm the one who's kept this family poor, okay?”
“please give me some money. By the way,”
“I just didn't have enough money that day. I'd settled with the owner”