How to say "老汉恨不得把一分钱 掰成八瓣子花呢" (lǎo hàn hèn bù dé bǎ yī fēn qián bāi chéng bā bàn zi huā ní) in Chinese dialogue

lǎo老hàn汉hèn恨bù不dé得bǎ把yī一fēn分qián钱 bāi掰chéng成bā八bàn瓣zi子huā花ní呢

The old man wishes every cent could be stretched eight ways.

Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0104:34
jiù zhè diǎn huǒ shí fèi chī dào yuè dǐ bù duàn liáng就这点伙食费 吃到月底不断粮

“With this tiny food budget, we have to last the month.”

LINE 0204:37
PLAYING SCENE
lǎo hàn hèn bù dé bǎ yī fēn qián bāi chéng bā bàn zi huā ní老汉恨不得把一分钱 掰成八瓣子花呢

“The old man wishes every cent could be stretched eight ways.”

LINE 0304:40
wèi le ràng nǐ wá chī bǎo hái bù wéi fǎn yuán zé为了让你娃吃饱 还不违反原则

“Just to keep your kid fed and still stick to the rules,”

Show Information
Source MediaTV Series
Season & EpisodeS1 E7
Timestamp04:37
TMDB ID284110 →