《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E8 (30:48)
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zhè ér de dōng jiā shì gè nán de ne
这儿的东家是个男的呢
“the manager here was a man.”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E8
TIMECODE: 30:48
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ yì zhí yǐ wéi
我一直以为
“I always thought”
zhè ér de dōng jiā shì gè nán de ne
CURRENT FOCUS
这儿的 东家 是个男的呢
“the manager here was a man.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
méi jiàn dào nǐ zhī qián
没见到你之前
“Before I met you,”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
VOICING PRECONCEPTION
Tone:
CONVERSATIONAL
Emotion:
SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm genuinely surprised to find out that a woman is running this place.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Challenging Gender Stereotypes
Traditional societal expectations typically assumed business proprietors ('东家') were men, making the discovery of a female owner a notable and noteworthy event.
INTENT TAGS:
#expressing_surprise
#revealing_assumption
#complimenting
#small_talk
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
东家
SPOKEN CHUNK
proprietor; owner; boss
A traditional term referring to the proprietor or master of an establishment, commonly heard in period dramas or slightly archaic spoken Chinese.
Modal Particle「呢」 (ne)
CHANGE OF STATE
Highlights the speaker's prior presumption and adds a tone of mild wonder or gentle realization.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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