咱俩都是吃了 没文化的亏
“we both suffered from the lack of education.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
说白了 你初中没毕业 我因为拍戏没好好上学
“Bluntly speaking, as you didn't graduate from junior high school, and I got distracted from school because of acting,”
咱俩都是 吃了 没文化 的亏
“we both suffered from the lack of education.”
这么说
“So now,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The metaphor of 'eating' losses or disadvantages reflects a deep-rooted cultural belief that lack of academic credentials severely hinders one's trajectory in Chinese society, often shared openly to bond through mutual self-deprecation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to suffer setbacks from...; to be disadvantaged by...
A very useful colloquial formula used to pinpoint the root cause of a personal loss or life disadvantage.
lacking schooling; uneducated
Colloquially used in self-deprecating remarks to admit limited formal education.
