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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E38 (07:07) HSK 4
hòu huǐ zì jǐ duō cǐ yī jǔ

后悔自己多此一举

“I regret doing something unnecessary.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 07:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hòu huǐ shén me ya

后悔什么呀

“For what?”

hòu huǐ zì jǐ duō cǐ yī jǔ CURRENT FOCUS

后悔 自己 多此一举

“I regret doing something unnecessary.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shén me yì si

什么意思

“What do you mean?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: SELF_DEPRECATING
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I should have just stayed out of your business since it blew up in my face.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Overstepping Boundaries (Duo Ci Yi Ju)

In Chinese social interactions, doing favors without explicit invitation risks awkwardness or meddling, leading the initiator to feel bitter when the effort goes unappreciated.

INTENT TAGS: #self_reproach #complaint #resentment #regret
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
多此一举 SPOKEN CHUNK

making a superfluous move / doing something totally unnecessary

A classic four-character idiom used to describe redundant actions that do not help and often backfire.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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