但事 一码归一码
“(But matters should be handled separately.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但事 一码归一码
“(But matters should be handled separately.)”
后视镜的钱我一定要还给您的
“(I will definitely return the money for the rearview mirror.)”
“I appreciate your kindness, but I refuse to owe you any favors—fair is fair.”
Chinese people often prefer settling financial debts cleanly to avoid accumulating messy social or moral obligations (renqing) with acquaintances or strangers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
keep things separate; business is business
An essential colloquial idiom used when you want to compartmentalize two issues rather than conflating them.