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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E15 (07:46) HSK 7
shì nú jiā gù lǜ bù zhōu

是奴家顾虑不周

“I hadn't thought of that.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 07:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù tài fāng biàn

不太方便

“so it's inconvenient.”

shì nú jiā gù lǜ bù zhōu CURRENT FOCUS

是奴家顾虑不周

“I hadn't thought of that.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lóu lǐ de huǒ jì dōu shì liǎng gè rén yī jiān fáng

楼里的伙计都是两个人一间房

“The staff here share rooms, two per room.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: APOLOGIZING AND ADMITTING FAULT
Tone: DEFERENTIAL AND POLITE
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Humble Self-Address (Nu Jia)

In pre-modern China, women often referred to themselves humbly as 'nujia' to demonstrate modesty and proper social hierarchy.

INTENT TAGS: #apologizing #humility #face_saving #politeness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
顾虑不周 SPOKEN CHUNK

inconsiderate or failing to think things through completely

A polite, classical idiom used to acknowledge an oversight or apologize for inadequate planning.

CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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