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《The Lead》 S1·E17 (27:34) HSK 7
tā de làn mìng bù zhí qián dàn nǐ hái xiǎo ya wá

他的烂命不值钱 但你还小呀 娃

“His miserable life is worthless, but you're still young.”

《The Lead》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 27:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè zhǒng shì zhè chuán dào zuì hòu bù zhī dào huì chuán chéng shá yàng zi

“Once rumors like this start spreading, who knows how they'll end up?”

tā de làn mìng bù zhí qián dàn nǐ hái xiǎo ya wá CURRENT FOCUS

他的 烂命不值钱 但 你还小 呀 娃

“His miserable life is worthless, but you're still young.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ nǐ zhè yī bèi zi de míng shēng kě néng jiù

你 你这一辈子的名声可能就

“Your reputation for the rest of your life...”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DISSUADING
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not throw your entire future away just to get back at a piece of trash.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Protecting Female Reputation (Mingsheng)

In traditional rural Chinese communities, rumors and tarnished reputation can destroy a young girl's marriage prospects and social standing, prompting families to suppress scandals.

INTENT TAGS: #dissuading #protecting #admonishing #comforting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
烂命不值钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

a worthless life is of no value

A highly colloquial, fatalistic idiom used to describe a reckless scoundrel who has nothing left to lose.

你还小 SPOKEN CHUNK

you are still young

Commonly used by Chinese elders to remind youths of their vulnerability and long future ahead.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the urgent plea, infusing warmth, concern, and familial pleading into the advice.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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