《The Lead》 S1·E42 (25:13)
HSK 7
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì ne ma
死要面子活受罪呢嘛
“Suffering just to save face.”
《The Lead》
S1·E42
TIMECODE: 25:13
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhēn shǎ
真傻
“What a fool.”
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì ne ma
CURRENT FOCUS
死要面子活受罪 呢嘛
“Suffering just to save face.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ shuō shuō a fēi yào lí hūn fēi yào lí hūn zǎ quàn dōu bù xíng
你说说啊 非要离婚 非要离婚 咋劝都不行
“Tell me. Why did she have to get divorced? So determined.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
CRITICIZING
Tone:
CRITICAL
Emotion:
FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They are completely foolish for putting superficial pride over real happiness.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Face-saving Dilemma)
Chinese culture places high value on social face, but this common idiom critiques individuals who allow shallow vanity to bring tangible harm to their domestic well-being.
INTENT TAGS:
#criticism
#venting
#face_saving
#disapproval
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1 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
死要面子活受罪
SPOKEN CHUNK
obsessed with saving face at the cost of real suffering
A popular common idiom used to mock or scold someone whose vanity causes unnecessary pain.
Modal Particle「呢」 (ne)
CHANGE OF STATE
Emphasizes the ongoing and absurd nature of the situation being described.
Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Reinforces an obvious fact or shared sentiment, meaning 'clearly' or 'obviously'.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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