“Gross Emergency” – Chinese Language Speaking Ambiguities

In “Gross Emergency” the China Simplified team plays around with possible misunderstandings of the common Chinese term 应该没问题 yīnggāi méiwèntí meaning “should be no problem.” This ambiguous term can be interpreted in a variety of ways depending on how its pronounced.

Yīnggāi means should or ought to. Méiwèntí means no problem. Ironically, when these two phrases, both ensuring some degree of certainty, are bundled together, things can seem to be less certain and more sus...