而且，你还讲过一个故事：有三个人比赛吃辣的，一个是四川人，他说不怕辣，一个是湖北人，他说辣不怕，一个是湖南人，他说怕不辣。你说你是怕不辣的，今天怎么又说四川菜太辣？是不是晕船啊？
I come a cross this, but i didn't quite understand. Does the last person say he is scared of eating la? Pa4 bu la4
Thanks
Word order matters in Chinese, doesn't it? =)
怕不辣 means "is worried that it's not spicy." In this case, 怕 is a verb that applies to the subject of the sentence.
不怕辣 means "isn't afraid of spiciness." This one is probably the most straight forward: "negative fear spice."
辣不怕 means "can't become afraid after tasting spiciness." In this case, 辣 is the verb (meaning "to be affected by spiciness") that applies to the subject and 不怕 is the condition that results from that verb.
I hope this helped. Please let me know if it didn't.
不怕辣means not afraid of;
辣不怕means can easily accept;
怕不辣means a must for existence，it means 辣is normal or standard for their foods.Just FYR.
"So 辣不怕 means that eating la was a big deal for him and now he is not scared of anything. Or that the 3rd cannot eat spicy things very well?"
Almost. 辣不怕 means 辣 is not a big deal; hence why 不怕 (not afraid).
