娘 昨儿的酒我可没有白喝呢
“Mother, I didn't drink for nothing yesterday.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再多喝点
“drink some more.”
娘 昨儿 的酒 我可没有 白喝呢
“Mother, I didn't drink for nothing yesterday.”
我签下了一百挺墨单
“I secured an order for 100 sticks of ink.”
“Don't scold me for drinking—I secured a massive deal out of it!”
In traditional and modern Chinese commerce, heavy drinking at banquets is often seen as a necessary ordeal to close critical deals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
did not drink in vain; drinking paid off
Use '没有白 + verb' to express that an effort, consumption, or sacrifice was totally worth the outcome.
Adds a lively, playful emphasis to highlight the positive outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If that drinking last night had taken us both out, that'd be nice.”
“Changning, you can't drink either.”
“I won't offer liquor today. How can that be?”
“the liquor you gave me last New Year.”
“Looks like you really drank a lot yesterday.”
“Let me be clear today.”