我爷爷说 他们掉钱眼里了
“My grandpa said they are greedy for money.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你爸妈怎么不陪 我爸妈 他们上外地挣钱了
“Why don't your parents accompany him? My parents have gone out of town to make money.”
我爷爷说 他们 掉钱眼里 了
“My grandpa said they are greedy for money.”
掉钱眼
“Greedy...”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reflects the generational tensions in modern China where migrant parents leave children behind to pursue economic opportunities, drawing criticism from traditional elders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
obsessed with money; money-grubbing
A colorful colloquial idiom describing someone whose sole focus and motivation is money.
Signifies a state change, marking that the parents have become totally money-driven.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He's all about money now.”
“Someone is just obsessed with money.”
“I'm all about money?”
“You're really obsessed with money.”
“Grandpa has seen it all.”
“You're blinded by cash. Don't you have to pay with your life if you kill someone?”