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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E30 (24:51) HSK 1
lù sǐ shéi shǒu hái bù yí dìng ne

鹿死谁手 还不一定呢

“It is still anyone's game.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 24:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yě huì xī wàng chēng róng jí tuán néng gòu cháng cháng jiǔ jiǔ

也会希望琤荣集团 能够长长久久

“would also want the Chengrong Group to prosper for a long time.”

lù sǐ shéi shǒu hái bù yí dìng ne CURRENT FOCUS

鹿死谁手 还不一定呢

“It is still anyone's game.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men bú yào ān wèi wǒ le nǐ men xiān huí qù ba

你们不要安慰我了 你们先回去吧

“Stop comforting me. You guys go back first.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING DEFIANCE
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: DEFIANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't count me out just yet; the battle isn't over.”
💡 Cultural Insight: lu si shei shou (who will win the prize)

Originates from the Book of Jin (Records of Shi Le), where ancients used 'chasing deer' (zhu lu) as a metaphor for contending for supreme power. In modern business dramas, this idiom is frequently used to highlight the fierce rivalry and suspense surrounding corporate takeovers and workplace power struggles.

INTENT TAGS: #refusing to concede #bravado #business competition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
鹿死谁手 SPOKEN CHUNK

who will emerge victorious; whose hands the prize will fall into

Derived from an ancient historical idiom, commonly used in business rivalries, competitions, or intense power struggles to express that the outcome is still undecided between evenly matched opponents.

还不一定呢 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is not certain yet; it is too early to call

A common colloquial expression often used to refute another person's assertion or show defiance and refusal to admit defeat when facing a disadvantage.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of a sentence to reinforce refutation and provide a reminder, conveying persistence in one's opinion and prompting the listener to consider uncertainties.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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