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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E20 (04:50) HSK 4
jiù shì zhè ge jiǔ liàng bù tài xíng shuō qǐ hē jiǔ

就是这个酒量不太行 说起喝酒

“yet my tolerance for liquor is not one of them. Actually, my master has a fair capacity.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 04:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhè ge rén a shén me dōu hǎo

“I pride myself on many things,”

jiù shì zhè ge jiǔ liàng bù tài xíng shuō qǐ hē jiǔ CURRENT FOCUS

就是这个 酒量不太行 说起 喝酒

“yet my tolerance for liquor is not one of them. Actually, my master has a fair capacity.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiā zhǔ rén dǎo shì yǒu xiē jiǔ liàng

我家主人倒是有些酒量

“Actually, my master has a fair capacity.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SELF DEPRECATION
Tone: SELF_DEPRECATING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't push me to drink much, but let's chat about it anyway.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Drinking Culture (Jiuwenhua)

Admitting poor alcohol tolerance early in social gatherings is a standard conversational tactic to deflect heavy toasting and avoid losing face later.

INTENT TAGS: #self_deprecation #boundary_setting #topic_transition #social_banter
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
酒量不太行 SPOKEN CHUNK

poor alcohol tolerance

A very common, polite, and casual phrase to excuse oneself from heavy drinking.

说起 SPOKEN CHUNK

speaking of / when it comes to

A natural transitional chunk used to steer a conversation toward a related topic.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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