- 上海就是商海；Shàng haǐ jiù shi shāng haǐ
- Shanghai is a sea of commerce
- 北京就是背景；Beǐ jīng jiù shi beì jǐng
- Beijing recognizes social backgrounds
- 誓言就是失言；shì yán jìu shi shī yán
- Promises are vows meant to be broken
- 彩礼就是财力；caǐ lǐ jìu shi caí lì
- Betrothal gifts are a show of purchasing power
- 理想就是离乡；lí xiǎng jìu shi lí xiāng
- Ideals lead to displacements
- 平民就是拼命；píng mín jìu shi pīn mìng
- Common people are doomed to risking their lives.
生词
- 商海；shāng haǐ; sea of commerce
- 背景；beì jǐng; background, social connections,
- 誓言；shì yán, oath /vow;
- 失言；shī yán; break promise；eat one’s words
- 彩礼；caǐ lǐ; betrothal gift;
- 财力；caí lì; power of wealth, purchasing power,
- 理想；lí xiǎng; hope, ideal,
- 离乡；lí xiāng; leave one’s native land; displacement
- 平民；píng mín; the poor, the plebeian
- 拼命；pīn mìng; life-and-death-struggle
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- 胸毛 xiōng máo. chest hair
- 熊猫 xióng māo. panda
Wrong tones can result in miscommunications. 😂⬇️