How to say "懂戏不当饭吃 懂戏不当钱嘛" (dǒng xì bù dàng fàn chī dǒng xì bù dàng qián ma) in Chinese dialogue

dǒng懂xì戏bù不dàng当fàn饭chī吃 dǒng懂xì戏bù不dàng当qián钱ma嘛

But their appreciation doesn't put food on the table.

Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0128:18
nà dōu shì lái tīng xì de dōu shì dǒng xì de zhī dào bù zhè那都是来听戏的 都是懂戏的 知道不 这

“Your audience comes for the opera. They know the deal, alright?”

LINE 0228:21
PLAYING SCENE
dǒng xì bù dàng fàn chī dǒng xì bù dàng qián ma懂戏不当饭吃 懂戏不当钱嘛

“But their appreciation doesn't put food on the table.”

LINE 0328:25
xiàn zài shá dōu zhǎng jià le shì ba zhè fáng zū gěi wǒ zhǎng le liǎng bèi现在啥都涨价了是吧 这房租给我涨了两倍

“The price has gone up for everything. The rent has doubled.”

Show Information
Source MediaTV Series
Season & EpisodeS1 E45
Timestamp28:21
TMDB ID284110 →