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《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E18 (07:46) HSK 7
diē diē zhǐ shì xiǎng ràng nǐ luò gè hǎo guī sù

爹爹只是想让你落个好归宿

“I just want you to find a good husband.”

《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 07:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jīng ér

菁儿

“Jingjing,”

diē diē zhǐ shì xiǎng ràng nǐ luò gè hǎo guī sù CURRENT FOCUS

爹爹 只是 想 让 你 落个好归宿

“I just want you to find a good husband.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ hé kǔ zì xún duǎn jiàn ne

“Why are you trying to kill yourself?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTIONS
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: GRIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I did this for your own good, please don't hurt yourself over it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: A Woman's Destined Haven (归宿)

In traditional Chinese culture, a woman's marriage was viewed as her ultimate lifelong destination (归宿), placing moral pressure on fathers to ensure material and social security.

INTENT TAGS: #self_justification #parental_love #pleading #consolation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
只是想 SPOKEN CHUNK

only wanted to / merely intended to

Used to mitigate accusations and clarify one's sincere, non-malicious intentions.

好归宿 SPOKEN CHUNK

a good final settlement / a stable, good marriage (for women)

Traditional cultural idiom referring to a secure, respectable marriage that guarantees a woman's lifelong wellbeing.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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