《The Heir》 S1·E3 (11:59)
HSK 4
qìng jia bù pà nín xiào huà
亲家 不怕您笑话
“In-law, this may sound embarrassing,”
《The Heir》
S1·E3
TIMECODE: 11:59
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
dào dǐ fā shēng shén me shì le nín màn màn shuō a
“what happened exactly? Please tell me.”
qìng jia bù pà nín xiào huà
CURRENT FOCUS
亲家 不怕您笑话
“In-law, this may sound embarrassing,”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nín yě zhī dào wǒ men tián jiā yǐ qián shì luò jiā de jiā nú
您也知道我们田家 以前是骆家的家奴
“but you also know our Tian family used to be bondservants to the Luo family.”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
PREFACING CONFESSION
Tone:
HUMBLE AND CONFESSIONAL
Emotion:
SHAME
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please don't judge me or look down on me for what I am about to admit.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Face-saving Preface (Ke Qi)
Chinese speakers frequently lower their own status or pre-emptively acknowledge potential embarrassment to preserve face before revealing humble origins or private troubles.
INTENT TAGS:
#hedging
#confession
#politeness
#face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不怕您笑话
SPOKEN CHUNK
at the risk of embarrassing myself; forgive me if this sounds ridiculous
A polite, self-deprecating formula used before sharing an awkward, embarrassing, or humble truth.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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《The Heir》 S1·E3 (11:59) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus