得了便宜还卖乖
“"Duh leh pyen-ee hi my guy" (cashing in and pretending not to notice).”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“How do you say it in Chinese?”
得了便宜还卖乖
“"Duh leh pyen-ee hi my guy" (cashing in and pretending not to notice).”
你那块地多少钱拿的 我不是不知道 那块地就夹在
“I know exactly what you paid for that plot of land. Wedge between”
“Don't play dumb with me; you made a killing on that deal and you know it.”
In Chinese business dynamics, invoking a vivid folk idiom like this directly breaks through polite facades during high-stakes disputes over profit margins.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to bite the hand that feeds or play the innocent victim after profiting
A widely used Chinese idiom deployed when someone reaps benefits yet acts aggrieved or ungrateful.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“so smug after taking advantage of others.”
“You're being smug after getting a bargain, huh?”
“No, you're acting coy after benefiting.”
“Don't push your luck after getting off easy.”
“Don't push your luck.”