我也发国难财
“I would also profit from the national crisis.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我要换作他们 我一样觍着脸做二房东 我也囤日货
“If I were them, I would shamelessly be the sublessor too. I would also hoard Japanese goods.”
我也 发国难财
“I would also profit from the national crisis.”
“It's normal for them to bully a widow and her orphan?”
“Don't lecture me about morality—everyone is selfish in survival, including me!”
Exploiting collective tragedy for personal wealth is viewed as among the most despicable violations of civic duty in Chinese historical consciousness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
profiteer from a national crisis
A heavily loaded, negative idiom referring to exploiting war, disaster, or national upheaval to get rich.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm going to be rich.”
“Now you're broken and alone.”
“about losing money like before.”
“I really don't have the money right now.”
“We're loaded! We made it.”
“spent all your money on us.”