一百块都不给我

What does 一百块都不给我 mean?

This one is pure theater. In the video that launched it, a man in Shenzhen wails the line, drawing out each syllable, while the sum in question would not pay for a decent meal. The gap between the petty amount and the operatic delivery is the joke. People borrow the phrase to scold friends who skip the bill, companies that cancel a tiny perk, or any transaction where the stinginess is more absurd than the loss. Delivered with the right long-suffering tone, it turns a complaint into a performance, which is exactly why it escaped its original clip.

Where does 一百块都不给我 come from?

The source was a quarrel filmed on a Shenzhen street in November 2014 and uploaded to the Chinese internet, where the shouting man became known as 百元哥, Hundred-Yuan Guy (Zhihu discussion, 2014-11-05). Remixes and a full-length parody song turned the clip into one of the year's most forwarded videos, and the sentence settled into everyday speech as shorthand for grievance over trivial money.

How to use 一百块都不给我

• 室友借我一百块拖了三个月，今天还发朋友圈晒新耳机，我评论：一百块都不给我。
  Shìyǒu jiè wǒ yī bǎi kuài tuō le sān gè yuè, jīntiān hái fā péngyǒuquān shài xīn ěrjī, wǒ pínglùn: yī bǎi kuài dōu bù gěi wǒ.
  My roommate has owed me a hundred yuan for three months, and today he posts new earphones. I comment: won't even give me a hundred yuan!
• 年会抽奖，一等奖是公司台历，全桌人齐声念起了那句老话。
  Niánhuì chōujiǎng, yī děng jiǎng shì gōngsī táilì, quán zhuō rén qíshēng niàn qǐ le nà jù lǎohuà.
  At the annual party the first prize turned out to be a company calendar, and the whole table recited the old line in unison.