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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E15 (16:32) HSK 5
kě xī le wǒ zhè guō cài yōu

可惜了我这锅菜呦

“What a waste of my dish!”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 16:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zǒu le zǒu le sàn le sàn le

走了 走了 散了 散了

“- Let's go. - Get out of here.”

kě xī le wǒ zhè guō cài yōu CURRENT FOCUS

可惜了 我这锅菜呦

“What a waste of my dish!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tīng shuō nǐ zài zhè ge yán jiū zhè ge xīn de cài méi shòu shāng ba jiě zhèn zhǎng

听说你在这个 研究这个新的菜 没受伤吧 解镇长

“I heard you're developing new dishes. Are you hurt?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: LAMENTING
Tone: LAMENTING
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Food Sanctity in Everyday Culture

In Chinese culture, wasting food ('xisi') is heavily frowned upon, making a spoiled dish a frequent subject of audible regret.

INTENT TAGS: #lamenting #expressing_regret #complaining #dramatizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
可惜了 SPOKEN CHUNK

what a waste; what a pity for

Placed before an object to express regret over the loss, ruin, or underutilization of something valuable or prepared.

Modal Particle「呦」 (you) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an expressive, melodramatic sigh of exclamation, softening the complaint with colloquial flavor.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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