又还了一大笔赌债
“pay off a substantial gambling debt.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
顾七的的确确
“Gu Qi did indeed”
又 还了 一大笔 赌债
“pay off a substantial gambling debt.”
大人的意思是
“Are you implying that”
“Where did a poor gambler suddenly get enough money to clear his debts if not from a bribe?”
In Chinese detective narratives, tracking a debtor's sudden liquidation of gambling arrears is a quintessential plot trope indicating dirty money.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a large sum of (money)
A standard quantifier phrase used specifically before nouns related to money or debt.
gambling debt
Frequently encountered in crime narratives and everyday spoken Chinese regarding financial trouble.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Gu Qi owes me a huge gambling debt.”
“a gambling debt of 200,000 yuan.”
“Now, they can't wait to give it back.”
“But I haven't paid you back last time. What are you afraid of?”
“His father racked up a lot of gambling debts in the village.”
“make up for such a mistake.”