得了吧 (dé le ba) — Give me a break / oh come on — a Beijing d...

Give me a break / oh come on — a Beijing dismissal used when you find something ridiculous or unbelievable. The classic Beijing way to shut down nonsense or call someone out for exaggerating without being outright rude.

Example Usage

你说你能一个月减二十斤?得了吧,别逗了。

You say you can lose twenty kilos in a month? Give me a break, stop joking.

Cultural Context

得了吧 is one of the most characteristically Beijing expressions — breezy, slightly contemptuous, and very effective. It became a signature of 张雪机车-style content where the speaker cuts through pretense and calls things as they are, without malice.

Category: savage-humor