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《The Heir》 S1·E8 (07:46) HSK 4
zhěng tiān jiù zhī dào huā tiān jiǔ dì dì shǐ yín zi

整天就知道 花天酒地地使银子

“All you do every day is squander money on wine and women.”

《The Heir》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 07:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN diē nín zài a bù xǔ gěi tā zhī

爹 您在啊 不许给他支

“Father, you're here. Don't give him a single penny.”

zhěng tiān jiù zhī dào huā tiān jiǔ dì dì shǐ yín zi CURRENT FOCUS

整天就知道 花天酒地 地 使银子

“All you do every day is squander money on wine and women.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ néng bù néng zhǎng diǎn zhì qì xué xué nǐ gē

“Can't you show some ambition for once? Learn from Benchang”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SCOLDING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are a useless spendthrift and I refuse to give you another cent.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Scolding and Siblings Comparison

In traditional Chinese family culture, elders openly criticize sons who neglect filial industry in favor of playboy antics, often using an accomplished sibling as a moral benchmark.

INTENT TAGS: #scolding #disapproval #criticism #reproach
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
整天就知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

all day long one only cares about / spends all day just doing

Used to express intense annoyance at someone repeating an unproductive or bad habit incessantly.

花天酒地 SPOKEN CHUNK

indulging in wine and debauchery / living a dissolute, partying lifestyle

A common idiom used pejoratively to describe hedonistic partying, drinking, and wasteful living.

使银子 SPOKEN CHUNK

spending money / doling out silver

A historical colloquial phrase synonymous with modern 花钱 (spending money).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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