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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18 (39:23) HSK 3
máo gàn zhǎo jìng de shí hòu bú yào zhǎo wǒ kū jiù xíng

毛干爪净的时候 不要找我哭就行

“if you suffer losses in the future and are left with nothing, do not come crying to me.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 39:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn shì wǒ chǒu huà shuō zài qián miàn jiāng lái nín chī kuī shàng dàng

“But let me be clear, if you suffer losses in the future and are left with nothing,”

máo gàn zhǎo jìng de shí hòu bú yào zhǎo wǒ kū jiù xíng CURRENT FOCUS

毛干爪净 的时候 不要 找我 哭 就行

“if you suffer losses in the future and are left with nothing, do not come crying to me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN mā nǐ kě xiǎng hǎo le

“Mom, think this through.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: HARSH
Emotion: RESENTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are walking into a trap, and when you lose everything, do not expect me to save you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ugly Words First (丑话说在前面)

In Chinese culture, stating harsh truths or setting blunt boundaries beforehand is used to absolve oneself of moral and financial responsibility when family advice is ignored.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #preemptive_rejection #ultimatum #rebuke
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
毛干爪净 SPOKEN CHUNK

completely cleaned out; left penniless and stripped of everything

A vivid colloquial idiom describing someone who has lost all assets and resources, often through deceit or foolishness.

找我哭 SPOKEN CHUNK

come crying to me for help or sympathy

Used colloquially to reject future appeals for emotional solace or bailouts after warnings were ignored.

Modal Particle「的时候」 (de shi hou) CHANGE OF STATE

Sets a temporal condition, framing the inevitable consequence as a fixed scenario.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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