《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9 (11:54)
HSK 3
yóu shuǐ kě zhēn bù shǎo
油水可真不少
“but there's plenty of benefit to it.”
《The Imperial Coroner》
S2·E9
TIMECODE: 11:54
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ zhè dū wèi tóu xián bù gāo
“My rank as a commandant may not be high,”
yóu shuǐ kě zhēn bù shǎo
CURRENT FOCUS
油水可真不少
“but there's plenty of benefit to it.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zhè bā pǐn jí yǐ xià de wǔ guān
“All military officers of the eighth rank and below”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
MAKING SARCASTIC OBSERVATION
Tone:
IRONIC
Emotion:
CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You may claim it's a minor post, but everyone knows you're raking in serious kickbacks.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Graft and Official Perks (油水文化)
In traditional bureaucratic contexts, certain low-ranking posts in charge of procurement or logistics afforded tremendous opportunities for embezzlement and bribes, often ironically contrasted with their nominal status.
INTENT TAGS:
#irony
#mockery
#evaluating
#uncovering_truth
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
油水
SPOKEN CHUNK
illicit profit; extra perks; kickbacks
A colloquial metaphor used to describe jobs, roles, or situations that yield lucrative under-the-table benefits.
可真不少
SPOKEN CHUNK
really quite a lot
Used with 'ke' for emphatic confirmation or ironic understatement.
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1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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