他能跟你开这口
“If he asked you, he must be desperate.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他 能 跟你 开这口
“If he asked you, he must be desperate.”
“If he asked you, he must be desperate.”
“You know how proud he is—for him to ask you, he must be genuinely desperate.”
In Chinese culture, directly asking others for financial help involves a significant loss of face; doing so signals severe crisis.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
bring oneself to ask (for a favor/money)
A highly idiomatic expression meaning to broach an awkward or sensitive request, usually for financial help.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I want you to open it for him.”
“for your sake.”
“Then, you must be joking with me.”
“how dare you demand things from me?”
“(I wouldn't be able to do this.)”
“he would've split my head open.”