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《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E26 (23:31) HSK 3
zhè ge dōng xī bù néng chī yòu bù hǎo kàn

这个东西不能吃 又不好看

“I can't eat this thing and it's ugly too.”

《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 23:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuō le duō shǎo biàn le

说了多少遍了

“How many times have I told you?”

zhè ge dōng xī bù néng chī yòu bù hǎo kàn CURRENT FOCUS

这个 东西 不能吃 又不好看

“I can't eat this thing and it's ugly too.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǐ hòu dōu gěi wǒ bǎi qī hǎi jiāo lóng zhū

以后都给我摆 七海蛟龙珠

“Just display the Seven Seas Dragon Pearl.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: PETULANT
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Aesthetics in Material Culture

Even among nobility or privileged figures in period dramas, characters often judge offerings bluntly by utility and visual ostentation.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #rejection #discontent #criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不能吃 SPOKEN CHUNK

inedible / cannot be eaten

A colloquial way to describe food that is unfit for consumption or objects lacking practical nutritional value.

不好看 SPOKEN CHUNK

unattractive / not good-looking

Common everyday phrase to bluntly express that something lacks visual aesthetic appeal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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